Or thro' a Chink convey their Smoke,
Inclos'd Artificers to Choke.

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THOU, high-exalted in thy Sphere,
May'st follow still thy Calling there.
To thee the Bull will lend his Hide,
By Phebus newly Tann'd and Dry'd.
For thee they Argo's Hulk will Tax,
And scrape her Pitchy Sides for Wax.
Then Ariadne kindly Lends
Her Braided Hair to make thee Ends;
The Point of Sagittarius Dart,
Turns to an Awl by Heavenly Art;
And Vulcan wheedled by his Wife,
Will Forge for thee a Paring Knife,
For want of Room by Virgo's Side,
She'll strain a Point, and fit aftride
To take thee kindly in between,
And then the Signs will be Thirteen.

Tibi brachia contrahet Ingens Scorpius, &c.

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ERE Five Foot deep lyes on his Back

HER

A Cobler, Starmonger, and Quack,

Who to the Stars in pure Good-will,

Does to his best took upward still.

Weep all you Customers that use

His Pills, bis Almanacks, or Shoes.pro

your Fortunes feek,✨. Qadr

Step to this Grave but once a Week,

This Earth which bears his Body's Print,

You'll find has

fo much Virtue in't,

That I durft Pawn my Ears, 'twill tell-all Dra

full as well hot IW

What e'er concerns you, full as well

In Physick, Stolen Goods, or Love,

As he himself could, when above,

Apollo Outwitted,

To the Honourable Mrs. FINCH, under her Name of Ardelia,

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HOEBUS now thortning every Shade,
Up to the Northern Tropick came,

And thence Beheld a Lovely Maid!or's and 77
Attending on a Royal Dames

THE God laid down his Feeble Rays) \\
Then lighted from his Glitt'ring Coach,
But fenc'd his Head with his own Bays #ba']
Before he durft the Nymph approach.

UNDER thofe Sacred Leaves, Secure
From common Lightning of the Skies,
He fondly thought he might endure
The Flashes of Ardeliah's Eyes.

THE Nymph who oft had read in Books, Of that Bright God whom Bards invoke, Soon knew Apollo by his looks,

And Guest his Bufinefs e're he Spoke.

HE in the old Celestial Cant,

Confeft his Flame, and Swore by Styx, What e're she would defire, to Grant, A But Wife Ardelia knew his Tricks..

OVID had warn'd her to beware,

Of Stroling God's, whofe ufual Trade is,

Under pretence of Taking Air,

To Pick up Sublunary Ladies, encl

HOW

HOWE'ER, she gave no flat Denial,

As having Malice in her Heart,
And was refolv'd upon a Tryal,
To Cheat the God in his own Art.

HEAR my Request the Virgin faid
Let which I please of all the Nine
Attend when e'er I want their Aid,
Obey my Call, and only mine.

BY Vow Oblig'd, By Paffion led,
The God could not refufe her Prayer;
He wav'd his Wreath Thrice o'er her Head,
Thrice mutter'd something to the Air.

AND now he thought to Seize his due,
But the the Charm already try'd,

Thalia heard the Call and Flew

To wait at Bright Ardelia's Side.