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The Grecian Story

Being an Historical Poem, in Five Books. To which is Annex'd The Grove: Consisting of Divers Shorter Poems upon several Subjects. By J. H. [i.e. John Harington]
  

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Banquet there was, which serv'd in Supper's stead,
Their Table now for wanton fancy spread;
Small hunger's cause; well pleas'd the Nobler kind;
Thus rang'd by Eight for th' early Mask design'd:
Which soon began, appear'd with comely brow,
As shorter Time, best Agents could allow.