DEUCALION and his Mate, defcending first,

By Jove's command the rifing dome defign'd; While from the ftones their living offspring burst, To fill the nations, and renew mankind.50 Let ftrains like these their pleas'd descendants hear, Old wine delights the tafte, new numbers charm

the ear.

E PODE II.

Of old o'er earth's involved head,

The congregated waters fpread,

And o'er the wafted country urg'd their courfe; 55

Till Jove, relenting, check'd their ruthless force, And bade their native beds again

The raging waves abforb, and spare the ravag'd

plain.

From PYRRHA and DEUCALION then

Your fires arofe, a hardy race of men.

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Thence

Opus, thy daughter erft OLYMPIC JOVE

To fhady MÆNALUS from ELIS bore;

And there compreffing with impetuous love,

*

Reftor'd her to her plighted Lord once more,

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Her womb then teeming with the heavenly child; Left fate his days without a fon fhould claim. 70 The Hero on the foster'd Infant smil'd,

Pleas'd with his form, and gave his grandfire's name, And subjects brave bestow'd, and fair domains; Whence Orus' lofty walls, and LOCRIS' hardy

fwains.

* Locrus.

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ANTIS TROPHE III.

Drawn by his virtues, to whofe friendly towers, 75 From ARGOS, THEBES, and PISA's fertile plain,

And fair ARCADIA, croud the focial powers,
MENOETIUS, chief among the warrior train
He lov'd, from ACTOR and EGINA sprung:
Whose fon when wrong'd ATRIDES call'd to arms, 80
Was nobly found the vengeful train among;

Who, when the GREEKS from TELEPHUS' alarms
Found fhameful fafety on the friendly flood
With PELEUS' godlike fon, the threatening ftorm
withstood.

E PODE III.

From hence the skilful well might find

The impatience of PATROCLUS' mind:

ACHILLES, therefore, with parental care,

Advis'd him ne'er alone to tempt the war.

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O could I foar on daring wings,

Where, in her rapid car, the MUSE exulting

fings;

(For ample power, and eager will,

Attend with duteous care her footsteps ftill;)
Thy focial worth, and ISTHMIAN prize,
LAMPROMACHUs, fhould grace my lay.

When Fame beheld two trophies rife

Congenial, in one rolling day.

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STROPHE IV.

Twice, EPHARMOSTUS, too, thy matchless might Fair CORINTH faw, twice NEMEA's hallow'd ground: ARGOS thy manly brows with glory dight,

And ATTICA thy youthful forehead crown'd: 100 What praife thou met'it in MARATHON's fam'd

courfe!

Now, fcorning with the beardlefs youth to run,

Match'd with the veteran race, thy rapid force,

Temper'd with skill, the filver goblet won ;
Shout with exulting voice the friendly train, 105
To fee the lovelieft youth the fairest trophies gain.

ANTISTROPHE IV.

LYCEAN JOVE's high feaft with wonder glow'd

As bold PARRHASIA'S fons thy form behold;

Her prize PELLENE on thy ftrength bestow'd,

A guard from warring winds, and wintry cold. 110 IOLAUS' tomb, and fair ELEUSIs' plain

Wash'd by the briny wave, thy deeds atteft.

Though men by labor ftrive applause to gain,

Yet native merit ever fhines the beft;

Nor fhall the wreaths attain'd by toil and care, 115

With heaven-defcended might, and inborn worth

compare.

EPODE