In darkness, and with dangers compast round,

If rightly thou art calld, whose Voice divine

In Rhodope, where Woods and Rocks had Eares [ 35 ]

Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play [ 10 ]

Dismounted, on th Aleian Field I fall

Following, above th Olympian Hill I soare,

Her Son. Soｒｅａd.9９ｃsｗ•cｏｍ fail not thou, who thee implores:

Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flowd,

With thy Celestial Song. Up led by thee

Into the Heavn of Heavns I have presumd,

The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou [ 5 ]

Thou with Eternal Wisdom didst converse,

Purples the East:九九藏書 still govern thou my Song, [ 30 ]

More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchangd

Of old Olympus dwellst, but Heavnlie borne,

Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound

Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top

To rapture, till the savage clamor dround

And solitude; yet not alone, whi九九藏書le thou

Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend

Above the flight of Pegasean wing.

Of that wilde Rout that tore the Thracian Bard

Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole,

But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance

To hoarce or mute, though falln on evil dayes, [ 25 ]

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In presence of th Almightie Father, pleasd

An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire,

Of Bacchus and his Revellers, the Race

DEscend from Heavn Urania, by that name

Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down [ 15 ]

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Urania, and fit audience find, though few.

Least from this flying Steed unreind, (as once

On evil dayes though falln, and evil tongues;

Visitst my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn

Within the visible Diurnal Spheare;

Return me to my Native Element:

Erroneous there to wander and forlorne. [ 20 ]