OF loving Venus, O Celestial Light! Hesperus, Usher of the sable Night, Tho' paler than the Moon, thou dost as far Transcend in brightness ev'ry other star. To my dear Shepherdess my steps befriend, In Luna's stead do thou thy conduct lend; With waning light, not long before the Sun, She rose, and now by this her course has run. No base intrigue this night I undertake, No journey I for common bus'ness make: I love, and bear within me Cupid's Fire, And all things should to lovers' aid conspire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SWEET LULLABY by NICHOLAS BRETON A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK SATIRE: 6 by AULUS PERSIUS FLACCUS ON THE VIRGINITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY AND JOHANNA SOUTHCOTT by WILLIAM BLAKE HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 47 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH |