Thou silver deity of secret night, Direct my footsteps through the woodland shade; Thou conscious witness of unknown delight, The Lover’s guardian, a… - Mary Wortley Montagu

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Thou silver deity of secret night, Direct my footsteps through the woodland shade;
Thou conscious witness of unknown delight, The Lover’s guardian, and the Muse’s aid!By thy pale beams I solitary rove, To thee my tender grief confide;
Serenely sweet you gild the silent grove, My friend, my goddess, and my guide.E’en thee, fair queen, from thy amazing height, The charms of young Endymion drew;
Veil’d with the mantle of concealing night; With all thy greatness and thy coldness too.