Svch time as Tytan with his fiery beames
In highest degree, made duskish Leo sweat
Field-tilling Swains driue home their toiling teams,
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O Great Creator of the starrie Pole,
and heauenly things
O mightie founder of the earthly mole,
chiefe king of Kings.
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Glomie Winter raign'd as King,
Hoarie frost did nip each thing:
Fields look'd naked now and bare,
Fields which like a Chaos were.
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I sing of horrors sad and dreadfull rage,
Of stratagems wrought in the former age,
Contagious vice, and in conclusion,
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Learned Mecœnas, fauorite of Muses,
Renowned Patron, hater of abuses
Who sitting in Religions golden Chaire,
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