Queen and huntress, chaste and fair,Now the sun is laid to sleep,Seated in thy silver chair,State in wonted manner keep:Hesperus entreats thy light,Goddess excellently bright.Earth, let not thy envious shadeDare itself to interpose,Cynthia's shining orb was madeHeaven to clear when day did close:Bless us then with wished sight,Goddess excellently bright.Lay thy bow of pearl apart,And thy crystal-shining quiver,Give unto the flying hartSpace to breath, how short soever:Thou that mak'st a day of night-Goddess excellently bright.
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Ben Jonson
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Epigrams; And, the Forest
The Poetaster
The Works of Ben Jonson: With critical and explanatory notes and a memoir by William Gifford. Volume 2
Timber: Or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter
Volpone; Or, the Fox
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