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Haec ubi nequicquam formas Deus aptus in

omnes,

Edidit; in juvenem rediit: et anilia demit
Inftrumenta fibi: talifque adparuit illi,
Qualis ubi oppofitas nitidiffima folis imago 115
Evicit nubes, nullaque obftante reluxit.
Vimque parat: fed vi non eft opus; inque figura
Capta Dei Nympha eft, et mutua vulnera sentit,

This when the various God had urg'd in vain, He straight affum'd his native form again; Such, and fo bright an aspect now he bears, As when thro' clouds th' emerging fun appears, 115 And thence exerting his refulgent ray,

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Dispels the darkness, and reveals the day.
Force he prepar'd, but check'd the rash design;
For when, appearing in a form divine,
The Nymph furveys him, and beholds the grace
Of charming features, and a youthful face!
In her foft breast confenting paffions move,
And the warm maid confefs'd a mutual love.

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ENGLISH POETS.

Done by the AUTHOR in his Youth.

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