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to the moon.
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The lover, when thine orb is full,
In many a lady's bower,
Will tell a tale in burning words,
Of Love's subduing power;
And swear by thy soft beams, to be
A pattern of fidelity.

And many a poet like myself,
Will woo thee in his song,
And sing perhaps more pleasantly,
Nor keep thee half so long:
But lady Moon—so mild and dear.
I have a secret for thine car.

Don't whisper it to idle airs,
Lest they should waft it on;
But, there is somebody I love,
From thy poor votary gone:
I'm sure that if he gaze on thee,
His thought is fixed the while, on me.