Stones from The Quarry or, Moods of Mind. By Henry Browne [i.e. Henry Ellison] |
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THE SERVICE OF THE MUSE. |
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THE SERVICE OF THE MUSE.
Those meeting fervours, that prevenient graceOf inspiration, when the heavenly Muse
To thy low state doth condescend, well use,
And grace, so being graced—let all give place
Thereto; to that revealing of her face
Divine; for thou canst not the moment chuse
(Oh neither then neglect it nor abuse),
Nor yet the manner of her rare embrace!
As Juno to Ixion, with a cloud
That barren passing drops nor rain nor dew,
She mocks th' incapable, self-seeking proud:
But Venus to Anchises unto you
She'll prove, if with a spirit high yet bow'd,
Thou love her for herself, and serve her true!
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