Moonlight

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The stars about the lovely moon hide their shining forms when it lights up the earth at its fullest.

Sappho

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Topic

Moonlight The moon

Author

Sappho

Language

Greek

Time

570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Sappho. Sappho to the Moon. c. 570 BCE.

Current Citation

Sappho. Quoted in The Greek Anthology and Other Ancient Greek Epigrams, edited by Peter Jay. Oxford University Press, 1973.

Now glowed the firmament
With living sapphires: Hesperus that led
The starry Host, rode brightest, till the Moon
Rising in clouded Majesty, at length
Apparent Queen unveiled her peerless light,
And o'er the dark her Silver Mantle threw.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Topic

The night sky Moonlight The moon

Author

John Milton

Source

Paradise Lost

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1667 1660s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 4, I. 604.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 4, I. 604.

Day her sultry fires had wasted. Calm and sweet the moonlight rose.

Thomas Campbell

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Topic

Dusk Moonlight

Author

Thomas Campbell

Source

The Turkish Lady

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1800 1800s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Campbell, Thomas. The Turkish Lady. c. 1840.