“…First in a niche, more black than jet,
His idol-cricket there is set;
Then in a polish’d oval by
There stands his idol-beetle-fly;…”
— The Fairy Temple; or Oberon’s Chapel by Robert Herrick
“Racing the oval of tide
Watching the sun and moon collide…”
— The Oval by Clifford Villalon
“…In the night you see the oval moon
Going round and round in tune…”
— Round and Round by Perry Como
