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You Meaner Beauties Of The Night, That Poorly Satisfy Our Eyes More By Your Number Than Your Ligh
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You meaner beauties of the night,
That poorly satisfy our eyes
More by your number than your light;
You common people of the skies,--
What are you when the moon
-- Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639)
-- On his Mistress, the Queen of Bohemia
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