He pour'd into her small and shell-like ear,

That timidly against his lips inclin'd;

Meanwhile her eyes glanced on the silver sphere

That even now began to steal behind

A dewy vapor, which was lingering near,

Wherein the dull moon crept all dim and pale,

Just like a virgin putting on the veil:—

XXXII.

Bidding adieu to all her sparks—the stars,

That erst had woo'd and worshipp'd in her train,