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TO EARTH.
In all abundance: All his Pastures yield
Herds in all plenties: All his roofes are fill'd
With rich possessions: He, in all the swaie
Of Lawes best orderd, cuts out his owne way
In Citties shining with delicious Dames;
And takes his choice of all those striuing Flames.
High happinesse, and riches, (like his Traine)
Follow his Fortunes; with delights that raigne
In all their Princes. Glorie inuests his Sonnes;
His Daughters, with their croun'd selections
Of all the Cittie, frolick through the Meades;
And euery one, her calld-for Dances treads
Along the soft-flowre of the clauer Grasse.
All this, with all those, euer comes to passe,
That thy loue blesses, Goddesse full of grace,
And treasurous Angell t'all the humane Race.
Haile then, Great Mother of the Desired kinde;
Wife to the Cope of Starrs? sustaine a Minde
Propitious to me, for my Praise; and giue
(Answering my minde) my vows fit Meanes to liue.
Herds in all plenties: All his roofes are fill'd
With rich possessions: He, in all the swaie
Of Lawes best orderd, cuts out his owne way
In Citties shining with delicious Dames;
And takes his choice of all those striuing Flames.
High happinesse, and riches, (like his Traine)
Follow his Fortunes; with delights that raigne
In all their Princes. Glorie inuests his Sonnes;
His Daughters, with their croun'd selections
Of all the Cittie, frolick through the Meades;
And euery one, her calld-for Dances treads
Along the soft-flowre of the clauer Grasse.
All this, with all those, euer comes to passe,
That thy loue blesses, Goddesse full of grace,
And treasurous Angell t'all the humane Race.
Haile then, Great Mother of the Desired kinde;
Wife to the Cope of Starrs? sustaine a Minde
Propitious to me, for my Praise; and giue
(Answering my minde) my vows fit Meanes to liue.
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