Luna
1701
Martha MarchinaOriginal Text
Marchina, Martha. Marthae Marchinae virginis Neapolitanae Musa posthuma. 1701, p. 67.Transcription
Ad eandem Virginem.
Olim nocte micans Phoebo redeunte recessi, Et mea pervasit plurimus ora rubor. Postquam Virgo tuis substernor gressibus, ipso Cynthia1 iam Phoebo clarior ecce mico.
1 Cynthia is a personification of the moon in classical mythology.