Nature
The Moon
Translated by John Bowring (1830) · From Poetry of the Magyars (1830)
Nature
The moon (who hides her face by day) the darkness doth uncover,
Just like the thief—and sad to say, she is just like the lover.
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MLA
Vitkovics, Mihály. “The Moon.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vitkovics/5/.
Chicago
Vitkovics, Mihály. “The Moon.” Translated by John Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vitkovics/5/.
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