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Hor. Ode 18.
Nymphs pursuing thro' my Farm,
Faunus! do my Flocks no Harm!
Faunus! do my Flocks no Harm!
If each Year a tender Kid,
On thy Altar, Faunus! bleed;
If the sprightly circling Bowls
Cheer with wine our amorous Souls;
Let my Lambkins free from Harm,
Frisk around my little Farm!
On thy Altar, Faunus! bleed;
If the sprightly circling Bowls
Cheer with wine our amorous Souls;
Let my Lambkins free from Harm,
Frisk around my little Farm!
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When the Year brings back thy Feast,
Beasts as well as Men shall rest:
All the Nymphs and all the Swains
Nimbly tripping o'er the Plains;
Kids and Wolves shall free from Harm
Graze around my little Farm.
Beasts as well as Men shall rest:
All the Nymphs and all the Swains
Nimbly tripping o'er the Plains;
Kids and Wolves shall free from Harm
Graze around my little Farm.
All the Village far and near
At thy Festival appear:
To Thee, of Woods and Groves a Friend,
Woods and Groves their Branches bend:
While Lads and Lasses free from Harm,
Dance around my little Farm.
At thy Festival appear:
To Thee, of Woods and Groves a Friend,
Woods and Groves their Branches bend:
While Lads and Lasses free from Harm,
Dance around my little Farm.
James Clarke Ætat. 15.
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