Augustus William Hare Quote

When the moon, after covering herself with darkness as in sorrow, at last throws off the garments of her widowhood, she does not at once expose herself impudently to the public gaze; but for a time remains veiled in a transparent cloud, till she gradually acquires courage to endure the looks and admiration of beholders.


Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers: From the Fifth London Ed (ed. 1861)


When the moon, after covering herself with darkness as in sorrow, at last throws off the garments of her widowhood, she does not at once expose...

When the moon, after covering herself with darkness as in sorrow, at last throws off the garments of her widowhood, she does not at once expose...

When the moon, after covering herself with darkness as in sorrow, at last throws off the garments of her widowhood, she does not at once expose...

When the moon, after covering herself with darkness as in sorrow, at last throws off the garments of her widowhood, she does not at once expose...