Lo! in the orient when the gracious light
Lifts up his burning head, each under eye
Doth homage to his new-appearing sight,
Serving with looks his sacred majesty;
And having climb'd the steep-up heavenly hill,
Resembling strong youth in his middle age,
yet mortal looks adore his beauty still,
Attending on his golden pilgrimage;
But when from high-most pitch, with weary car,
Like feeble age, he reeleth from the day,
The eyes, 'fore duteous, now converted are
From his low tract and look another way:
So thou, thyself outgoing in thy noon,
Unlook'd on diest, unless thou get a son.
Lifts up his burning head, each under eye
Doth homage to his new-appearing sight,
Serving with looks his sacred majesty;
And having climb'd the steep-up heavenly hill,
Resembling strong youth in his middle age,
yet mortal looks adore his beauty still,
Attending on his golden pilgrimage;
But when from high-most pitch, with weary car,
Like feeble age, he reeleth from the day,
The eyes, 'fore duteous, now converted are
From his low tract and look another way:
So thou, thyself outgoing in thy noon,
Unlook'd on diest, unless thou get a son.
orient (1): the east
gracious (1): benevolent.
each under eye (2): the eyes of all those beneath him.
high-most pitch): highest elevation.
car (9): chariot. (9
each under eye (2): the eyes of all those beneath him.
high-most pitch): highest elevation.
car (9): chariot. (9
reeleth from the day (10): plunges downward.
converted (11): turned away.
tract (12): course.
out-going...noon (13): i.e. passing beyond your prime.
converted (11): turned away.
tract (12): course.
out-going...noon (13): i.e. passing beyond your prime.
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