“THE Moon is sailing o'er the sky,
But lonely all, as if she pined
For somewhat of companionship,
And felt it was in vain she shined:
Earth is her mirror, and the stars
Are as the court around her throne;
She is a beauty and a queen;
But what is this? she is alone.”

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

The Moon from The London Literary Gazette (25th March 1826)
The Vow of the Peacock (1835)

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