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II. The Power.
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Blest Rosella, shall I praise thee?With wits herauldry emblaze thee?
Or with strong Encomiums raise thee?
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No, I need not; I should spoile thee,Rhymes and Raptures would defile thee,
And of thy own light beguile thee.
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If the Muses I should muster,And of Wits bring the whole cluster,
They could not unlock thy lustre.
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All the verge of my desireIs not to advance thee higher;
But thy vertues to admire.
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For th' are of such force and vigor,Thou canst make the mountains bigger,
And restrain the Lions rigour.
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Start the Stoick from his station,Urge a dead man into passion;
And allarm a drowzy nation.
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Make the Bull to break his bridle;And the Asse would not be idle,
Till he plaid upon the fiddle.
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Cause the Thief to break his halter;And the Saint his zeal to alter;
Making thee to be his Psalter.
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And now I wish that I could win thee,Or on my sleeve that I might pin thee,
Or set my Standard up within thee.
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