What to your cares we owe is learn'd from hence, 115 A queen, near whose chaste womb, ordain'd by Fate, The souls of kings unborn for bodies wait. 120 It was your love before made discord cease; 125 130 With gold or jewels to adorn your bride. 135 CONTENTS. PREFACE to Absalom and Achithophel, A Key to ditto, Page 5 Absalom and Achithophel, a Poem in two Parts. Part I. Part II. Preface to the Hind and the Panther, The Hind and the Panther, a Poem in three Parts. Part I. Part II. Part III. Macflecnoe, 13 51 93 99 120 147 195 203 Epistle to the Whigs, a prefatory Discourse to the Medal, The Medal. A Satire against Sedition, Alexander's Feast: or, The Power of Music. An Ode, The Secular Mask, To his Sacred Majesty. A Panegyric on his Co ronation, From the APOLLO PRESS, by the MARTINS, Feb. 5th, 1777. END OF VOLUME SECOND. 223 230 235 JAN. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old Time begin the show, That he may see, in every scene, What changes in this age have been. CHRO. Then, goddess of the silver bow, begin. [Horns, or hunting music within.] Enter DIANA. DIA. With horns and with hounds I waken the day, And hye to the woodland-walks away; I tuck up my robe, and am buskin'd soon, And chace the wild goats o'er summits of rocks; CHO. of all.]"With shouting and hooting we pierce "thro' the sky, "And Echo turns hunter, and doubles the cry." DIA. - And free from crime. MOM. A very merry, dancing, drinking, Laughing, quaffing, and unthinking time. CHO. of all.]" Then our age was in its prime, "Free from rage, and free from crime. “A very merry, dancing, drinking, |