Day her sultry fires had wasted. Calm and sweet the moonlight rose.

Thomas Campbell

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Topic

Dusk Moonlight

Author

Thomas Campbell

Source

The Turkish Lady

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1800 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Campbell, Thomas. The Turkish Lady. c. 1840.

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Genre
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