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The moon, full orbed, forsakes her watery cave,
And lifts her lovely head above the wave...

— Luís de Camões Os Lusíadas (1572)

Da Lua os claros raios rutilavam...

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As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, Over heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light... | Homer, The Iliad, VIII. 551–555 (tr. Alexander Pope)

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