Flew she revealed, Maid-Moon with limbs all bare.

Still as she fled, each depth—where refuge seemed—

Opening a lone pale chamber, left distinct

Those limbs: 'mid still-retreating blue, she teemed

Herself with whiteness,—virginal, uncinct

By any halo save what finely gleamed

To outline not disguise her: heaven was linked

In one accord with earth to quaff the joy,

Drain beauty to the dregs without alloy.

Whereof she grew aware. What help? When, lo,