The sad and solemn night
Hath yet her multitude of cheerful fires;
The glorious host of light
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The sad and solemn night
Hath yet her multitude of cheerful fires;
The glorious host of light
Walk the dark hemisphere till she retires;
All through her silent watches, gliding slow,
Her constellations come, and climb the heavens, and go.

No one sees what is before his feet: we all gaze at the stars.
[Lat., Quod est ante pedes read more

No one sees what is before his feet: we all gaze at the stars.
[Lat., Quod est ante pedes nemo spectat: coeli scrutantur
plagas.]

Whilst twilight's curtain spreading far
Was pinned with a single star.

Whilst twilight's curtain spreading far
Was pinned with a single star.

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought
against Sisera.

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought
against Sisera.

Now twilight lets her curtain down
And pins it with a star.

Now twilight lets her curtain down
And pins it with a star.

Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou
guide Arcturus with his sons?

Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou
guide Arcturus with his sons?

What are ye orbs?
The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?

What are ye orbs?
The words of God? the Scriptures of the skies?

Surely the stars are images of love.

Surely the stars are images of love.

A grisly meteor on his face.

A grisly meteor on his face.