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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOONLIGHT, by PHILODEMUS OF GADARA Poet's Biography First Line: Shine out, o horned moon, o festal night's befriender Last Line: Endymion, o selene, set thine own heart's flame alight Alternate Author Name(s): Philodemos; Philodemus | |||
SHINE out, O horned Moon, O festal night's befriender, Shine through the latticed window with thy silver light; My golden fair illume, gaze forth in all thy splendour, -- Immortal eyes are free to look on love's delight: -- Thy conscious heart, I know, is kind to us and tender, -- Endymion, O Selene, set thine own heart's flame alight | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTEMPLATIONS by ANNE BRADSTREET THE FUTURE LIFE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT NEEDLESS FEAR by EMILY DICKINSON THE RESPECTABLE BURGHER, ON 'THE HIGHER CRITICISM' by THOMAS HARDY MY CRYSTAL BRIDE by WILLIAM EDWARD ADAMS |
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