To man, that was in th' evening made, Stars gave the first delight; Admiring, in the gloomy shade, Those little drops of light. (Edmund Waller)

To man, that was in th' evening made, Stars gave the first delight; Admiring, in the gloomy shade, Those little drops of light.

Edmund Waller

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