Post date: Oct 15, 2009 6:51:36 AM
Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The Moon takes up the wond'rous tale,
And nightly to the list'ning earth,
Repeats the story of her birth:
Whilst all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.
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