-_]

XVI

Yon rising Moon that looks for us again--
How oft hereafter will she wax and wane;
But, Oh, how oft before we have beheld
_Six_ Moons arise--who now seek _Two_ in vain.

XVII

And when Thyself at last shall come to trip
Down that dim Dock where Charon loads his Ship,
I'll meet Thee on the other Wharf if Thou
Wilt promise to have Something on thy Hip.

[Illustration:

_But, Oh, how oft before we have beheld
Six Moons arise ..._]

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