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The idylliums of Moschus and Bion

Translated from the Greek. With annotations. To which is prefixed, An Account of their Lives; with some Remarks on their Works; and some Observations upon Pastoral. By Mr. Cooke
Cooke, Thomas (1703-1756)

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[Let not the Bard invoke the Muse in vain]

Let not the Bard invoke the Muse in vain;
Phœbus rewards the Poet's grateful Strain.
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Much 'tis from whom the Present we receive,
The Honour always adds to what they give.
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