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THE MOON, by                    
First Line: Look how the pale queen of the silent night
Last Line: Joys ebb and flow within my tender heart.
Variant Title(s): A Sonnet Of The Moon;of The Moon
Subject(s): Moon


LOOK how the pale queen of the silent night
Doth cause the ocean to attend upon her,
And he, as long as she is in his sight,
With his full tide is ready her to honour;
But when the silver waggon of the Moon
Is mounted up so high he cannot follow,
The sea calls home his crystal waves to moan,
And with low ebb doth manifest his sorrow.
So you that are the sovereign of my heart
Have all my joys attending on your will,
My joys low ebbing when you do depart,
When you return the tide my heart doth fill.
So as you come and as you do depart,
Joys ebb and flow within my tender heart.





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