| Incantations Part Four (excerpt) |
|---|
| Queen and huntress, chaste and fair, |
| Now the sun is laid to sleep, |
| Seated in thy silver chair, |
| State in wonted manner keep. |
| Earth, let not thy envious shade |
| Dare itself to interpose; |
| Cynthias shining orb was made |
| Heaven to cheer when day did close. |
| Lay thy bow of pearl apart, |
| And thy crystal-shining quiver, |
| Give unto the flying hart |
| Space to breathe, how short soever. |
| Hesperus entreats thy light, |
| Goddess excellently bright. |
| Bless us then with wished sight |
| Thou that makst a day of night. |
