Night, Sable Goddess! From Her Ebon Throne, In Rayless Majesty, Now Stretches Forth Her Leaden Sceptre O'er A Slumbering World.

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Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,
In rayless majesty, now stretches forth
Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world.
-- Edward Young (1684-1765)
-- Night Thoughts, Night i, Line 18

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