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HORACE, B 1. Ode 30.
By the Same.
Bright Goddess, potent Queen of Love,
Descend from blissful Seats above,
Forsake thy once-lov'd Paphian Grove,
And far from Cyprus Isle remove;
Make Hamerton thy sole Delight,
Where Beautys, like thy own, invite:
Bring with thee the inflaming Boy,
That all our Thoughts be lost in Joy;
The Graces in their loose Attire,
Thy Nymphs that set our Hearts on Fire;
Let smiling Youth attend thy Flight,
Which, without thee, has no Delight;
And let bewitching Wit be near,
To satisfy the Virgin's Fear.
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