1814 ENGLISH POETRY 1579-1830: SPENSER AND THE TRADITION

Edward Thurlow

Anonymous, "To Lord Thurlow, on the Appearance of his Poem called 'Moonlight'" Morning Chronicle (25 January 1814).

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THURLOW, why court the pallid orb of night?
Is HYMEN'S merry torch extinct so soon?
Or do we see reflected in "Moonlight,"
The chaste effulgence of your Honey-moon.