Poems (Toke)/Lines (Oh! when on yonder moon I gaze)
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H! when on yonder moon I gaze,And watch how bright her watery rays,On yon dark hills serenely rest,And shine on sleeping ocean's breast.I love to think her silver beamNow falls on many a well-known scene,And gilds with light as soft and clear,The land of all to me most dear.
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H! when on yonder moon I gaze,And watch how bright her watery rays,On yon dark hills serenely rest,And shine on sleeping ocean's breast.I love to think her silver beamNow falls on many a well-known scene,And gilds with light as soft and clear,The land of all to me most dear.And when I glance on high and feel,Perchance of those I love so well,Some kindred eve is gazing nowOn yon fair planet's glittering brow;The cheering beam of silver lightThat trembles o'er the gloom of night,In softening accents seems to say,The friend I think on thinks of me!
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Torquay, February 3, 1831.