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A HYMN TO THE MUSES.
I
Let Praise and Glory be ascrib'dTo Sister Muses, three Times three!
Whose sacred Energy, imbib'd,
Has made a tuneful Bard of me.
II
See! see! the mighty Charmers sit,With Instruments of heav'nly Make,
Around the holy Well of Wit,
And, from dull Prose, their Votaries wake!
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III
By them inspir'd, my Soul takes Wing,And, thro' the Air, triumphant, flies!
How Mortals gape, to hear me sing!
And stare, to see me mount the Skies!
IV
While Sacrifices, to your PraiseAre offer'd, by my grateful Pen,
Adorn, ye Nine, with verdant Bays,
Your Priest, for Evermore, Amen.
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