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IX.
Then let the num'rous Actors, which appear
In all the Scenes of this bright Theater,
Rivals conspire to spread thy Fame,
And thro' Thy list'ning Worlds, Thy mighty Deeds proclaim.
In all the Scenes of this bright Theater,
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And thro' Thy list'ning Worlds, Thy mighty Deeds proclaim.
And Thou, my Muse, stretch thy ambitious Wing,
Swift from beneath, as Rays reflected, spring,
And ravish'd thy Great Author's Praises sing.
Ardent exert thy utmost Vigour, strain
Thy Vocal Nerves, and spend thy tuneful Vein;
Thro' all the Spheres and Orbs that hang around,
Thro' frontier Crystal Hills, that Nature bound,
Where-e'er thin Air, or Ether are display'd,
And far as sounding Accents are convey'd,
Fir'd with a sacred, pure, impulsive Flame
From blest Religion's Altar's sprung, proclaim
Th' Almighty's fruitful Pow'r, and propagate his Fame.
Swift from beneath, as Rays reflected, spring,
And ravish'd thy Great Author's Praises sing.
Ardent exert thy utmost Vigour, strain
Thy Vocal Nerves, and spend thy tuneful Vein;
Thro' all the Spheres and Orbs that hang around,
Thro' frontier Crystal Hills, that Nature bound,
Where-e'er thin Air, or Ether are display'd,
And far as sounding Accents are convey'd,
Fir'd with a sacred, pure, impulsive Flame
From blest Religion's Altar's sprung, proclaim
Th' Almighty's fruitful Pow'r, and propagate his Fame.
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