Reflecting but the moon’s translucent ray
That broke through amber clouds, that veil’d her brow,
Or only sought to veil, since brighter shone
Her presence canopied as by a throne:
While the resplendent orbs prepare to throw
Their planetary lustre on the view,
Bursting interminable ether through.
Rapidly on the gleaming chariot went,
A flash of inessential splendor sent
Athwart the tide, and blended with the light