But were I minded thus, were I the sun,

And thou the moon, I would not bide so long

To hear the marvels of thy wedding-song;

For I would have the planets, every one,

Conduct thee home, before the day was done,

And call thee queen, and crown thee in the throng.

VII.

And, like Apollo, I would flash on thee,

And rend thy veil, and call thee by the name

That Daphne lov'd, the loadstar of his fame;