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The works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musæus | ||
ODE LX. EPITHALAMIUM ON THE MARRIAGE OF STRATOCLES AND MYRILLA.
Venus
, fair Queen of Gods above,
Cupid, thou mighty Power of Love,
And Hymen bland, by Heaven design'd
The fruitful Source of Human-kind:
To you, as to the Lyre I sing,
Flows Honour from the sounding String;
Propitious to the Numbers prove,
O Venus, Hymen, God of Love.
View, gentle Youth, with Rapture view
This blooming Bride, ordain'd for you;
Rise quick, and feast on all her Charms,
Lest, like a Bird, she fly your Arms.
O happy Youth! by Venus blest,
But happier on Myrilla's Breast:
‘See how the Fair-one, sweetly coy,
‘All soft Confusion, meets the Joy,
‘Blooming as Health, fresh as May-flowers,
‘And bright as radiant Noon-tide Hours.’
Cupid, thou mighty Power of Love,
And Hymen bland, by Heaven design'd
The fruitful Source of Human-kind:
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Flows Honour from the sounding String;
Propitious to the Numbers prove,
O Venus, Hymen, God of Love.
View, gentle Youth, with Rapture view
This blooming Bride, ordain'd for you;
Rise quick, and feast on all her Charms,
Lest, like a Bird, she fly your Arms.
O happy Youth! by Venus blest,
But happier on Myrilla's Breast:
‘See how the Fair-one, sweetly coy,
‘All soft Confusion, meets the Joy,
‘Blooming as Health, fresh as May-flowers,
‘And bright as radiant Noon-tide Hours.’
Of all the Flowers upon the Plains,
The Rose unmatch'd in Beauty reigns;
Myrilla thus in Charms excells,
She shines the Rose among the Belles.
O may, blest Youth, the God of Day
The pleasing Toils of Love survey;
And may a beauteous blooming Boy
Crown your soft Vows with lasting Joy!
The Rose unmatch'd in Beauty reigns;
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She shines the Rose among the Belles.
O may, blest Youth, the God of Day
The pleasing Toils of Love survey;
And may a beauteous blooming Boy
Crown your soft Vows with lasting Joy!
The works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musæus | ||