...sun is laid to sleep ; Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep : Hesperus intreats excelleutly bright. Lay thy bow of pearl apart. And thy crystal-shining quiver; Give unto the flying...

...their powers, accept my piety. ' 5. By day; am At night, I ! I And ftacYft FROM CYNTHIA'S REVELS • ₀ E". 1843 T. Wardle" Aikin John" John Aikin( intreaU thy light, Goddess excellently bright. Earth, let not thy envious shade Dare itself to interpose...

...axx, xa x, the case is different. Here there is room for a syllable or syllables to be subtracted. Queen and huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sle£p. Seated in thy silver chair, Hesperus invokes thy light, Goddess, Exquisitely bright. — BEN...

...1637. SONG OF HESPERU& IN CYNTHIA'S RIVKU. QUEEN, and huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is Liid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted...excellently bright. Lay thy bow of pearl apart, And thy crystal shining quiver ; Give unto the flying hart Space to breathe, how short soever : Thou that makest...

...mine eyes, but not my heart. Hymn to Diana. [From ' CjrnthU's Revels.'] Queen and huntress, chaste aud elf, This little, pretty body, when I, coming Forth...of the temple, heard my beggar-boy, My sweet-faced intreats thy light, (joJdess excellently bright ! lùirth, let not thy envious shade Dare itself to...

...the living Diana, and offered on one knee their devotions and the incense of their sweet voices: " Queen and huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep ; Seated in their silver chair, State in wonted manner keep, Hesperus entreats thy light. Goddess, excellently...

...sweet voices: " Queen and huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep ; Seated in their silver chair, State in wonted manner keep, Hesperus...entreats thy light, Goddess, excellently bright.'** For a time the noble youths were overcome by the splendour of the scene before them, and by the soft...

...serenade. TO CYNTHIA;—THE MOON. Queen and Huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid asleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner...itself to interpose; Cynthia's shining orb was made Heav'n to clear, when day did close. Bless us then with wished sight, Goddess, excellently bright....

...eastern air. TO CYNTHIA;—THE MOON. Queen of hunters, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid asleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner...itself to interpose ; Cynthia's shining orb was made Heav'n to clear, when day did close. Bless us then with wished sight, Goddess, excellently bright....

...eastern air. TO CYNTHIA;—THE MOON. Queen of hunters, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid asleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner...itself to interpose; Cynthia's shining orb was made Heav'n to clear, when day did close. Bless us then with wished sight, Goddess, excellently bright....