Nature and God－I neither knew 1
Yet Both so well knew me
They startled, like Executors
Of My identity.
Yet Neither told－that I could learn－5
My Secret as secure
As Herschel's private interest
Or Mercury's affair－
Yet Both so well knew me
They startled, like Executors
Of My identity.
Yet Neither told－that I could learn－5
My Secret as secure
As Herschel's private interest
Or Mercury's affair－
(F.803/J.835)
[1] Nature and God:: People in the earth and God.
[2] well knew Me:: people knew the planet Venus.
[4] My identity:: Venus appears before sunrise or after sunset. It's called the Morning Star or Evening Star.
[6] Secret:: Venus' two identities.
[7] Herschel:: Caroline Herschel (1750-1848), whose private interest in astronomy made her famous.
[8] Mercury:: In Greek myth, Mercury had an affair with Venus.
