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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...IN ROMNEY MARSH by JOHN DAVIDSON THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN by RUDYARD KIPLING COWLEY: THE GARDEN by ALEXANDER POPE SUMMER NIGHT, RIVERSIDE by SARA TEASDALE CRUCIFIXION TO THE WORLD BY THE CROSS OF CHRIST by ISAAC WATTS |
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