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By this, god Morpheus, waking from his swound,
Began to groane; and, from his aking wound
Drew forth the buried shaft: but Mars (whose word
Admits no other Organ, but his sword)
Vnsheath'd his furious brondyron, and let flye
A blow at Morpheus head, which had wellnye
Clouen him in twaine, had not the Queene of night
Hurl'd hasty mists, before his darkned sight;
So that the sword, by a false guided ayme,
Struck Vulcans foot, which euer since, was lame.
At last, the gods came downe, and thought it good,
To nippe this earely quarrell in the bud.
VVho fearing vprores, with a friendly cup
Of blest Nepenthé, tooke the quarrell vp;
And, for th'offence committed, did proclame
This sentence, in offended Iuno's name.
Began to groane; and, from his aking wound
Drew forth the buried shaft: but Mars (whose word
Admits no other Organ, but his sword)
Vnsheath'd his furious brondyron, and let flye
A blow at Morpheus head, which had wellnye
Clouen him in twaine, had not the Queene of night
Hurl'd hasty mists, before his darkned sight;
So that the sword, by a false guided ayme,
Struck Vulcans foot, which euer since, was lame.
At last, the gods came downe, and thought it good,
To nippe this earely quarrell in the bud.
VVho fearing vprores, with a friendly cup
Of blest Nepenthé, tooke the quarrell vp;
And, for th'offence committed, did proclame
This sentence, in offended Iuno's name.
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