Safe in their People's Strength, from Princes near
They seek no Succours, and no Forces fear.

BUT while we wait, from what Celestial Worth,
From what Great Princess of exalted Birth,
New Cafars fhall arife to rule the Gallic Earth:
Me, Phoebus, guide with thy informing Light,
While useful Laws for Husbands I indite ;

Smile on my pleafing Toil, and aid my daring Flight.

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CAL

A Relation of the Diverfions on the Day of Marriage. The Laws which are to be kept when the Married Couple come together. Some Aftrological Cautions, fhewing how conducive the Influence of the Stars is, towards the Procreation of Fair Children. Some Precepts adjoin'd, which tend to the Begetting of a Male OffSpring, concluding with the Conception..

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UT now the Ceremonial Part is done,

And the Fair Couple are for ever One;

Their eager Wishes meet, and burn to prove

The future Joys of unexperienc'd Love.

All Offices now past, which Forms require,

With chearful Hearts the feafted Friends retire.

Bacchus

Gucht in, et

Bacchus himself, well fated with the Store,

Scarce carries his enormous Paunch before ;
Scornful he views th' inverted Cups around,
And draws the fuming Vapours from the Ground.
The weary'd Youths more flowly now advance,.
To join the Virgins in the winding Dance;.
While the foft Mufick measures out the Bound,
And works the trembling Feet to ev'ry Sound.
Then the great-Mafter, to the fpeaking Strings,
The Sweets of Matrimonial Pleasure fings,
Kiffes, and Smiles, and the preluding Toys,
And last, the Product of substantial Joys,

The beauteous Female Births, and lovely graceful Boys.
Again he turns the Song, and Pallas blames,

And rafh Diana, foolish Maiden Names.. ́
But he, thee, Venus, fings in kinder Airs,
Propitious Goddess to our mortal Pray'rs;
Source of all Joy, and Eafer of all Grief,
Thou giv'ft the Thunderer himself Relief.
Thee, beauteous Paris, he in Raptures prais'd,
And high above the Stars thy Merit rais'd ;
Who to fair Venus' more prevailing Eyes
Impartially adjudg'd the golden Prize;
Tho Pallas frown'd, and Juno in a Storm
Roughen'd her Features to a fcornful Form.
Nor fear'd he Phoebus' Anger to provoke,
And give his Paffion a feverer Stroke;
Who on a Boy his barren Love employ'd,
And the dear Object, which he lov'd, destroy'd.
The Majefty of Heav'n himfelf, great Jove,

He ridicul'd for his unlucky Love.