 Till the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wonder'd at us from above! We spent them not in toys, in lusts, or wine; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poetry — Arts which I loved, for they, my friend, were thine.  Curiosities of Literature: And, The Literary Character Illustrated - Page 137by Isaac Disraeli - 1857 - 510 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edgar Allan Poe - Poetry - 2000 - 678 pages
..."twin stars of Leda." He perhaps had in mind some "Lines on Harvey's Death" by Cowley: Say, for ye saw us, ye immortal lights, How oft unwearied have we spent the nights Till the Ledaean stars, so famed for love, Wond'red at us from above. He surely had seen them... | |
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