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==General information==
==General information==
'''Lyricist:''' [[Ben Jonson]].  
'''Lyricist:''' [[Ben Jonson]].
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Space to breathe, how short soever;
Space to breathe, how short soever;
Thou that mak'st a day of night,
Thou that mak'st a day of night,
Goddess excellently bright.}}==External links==
Goddess excellently bright.}}
 
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 27 September 2023

General information

Lyricist: Ben Jonson.

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Texts and Translations

English.png English text

1  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.

2  Earth, let not thy envious shade
Dare itself to interpose;
Cynthia's shining orb was made
Heaven to clear when day did close:
Bless us then with wishèd sight,
Goddess excellently bright.

3  Lay thy bow of pearl apart,
And thy crystal-shining quiver;
Give unto the flying hart
Space to breathe, how short soever;
Thou that mak'st a day of night,
Goddess excellently bright.

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