The works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musæus

Fawkes, Francis (1720-1777)

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ODE XXVII. THE PRAISE OF BACCHUS.

Bacchus , Jove's delightful Boy,
Generous God of Wine and Joy,
Still exhilarates my Soul
With the Raptures of the Bowl;
Then with feather'd Feet I bound,
Dancing in a festive Round;
Then I feel, in sparkling Wine,
Transports delicate, divine;

Then the sprightly Music warms,
Song delights, and Beauty charms:
Debonair, and light, and gay,
Thus I dance the Hours away.

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ODE XXVII. THE PRAISE OF BACCHUS.