A HYMN IN PRAISE OF NEPTUNE
by: Thomas Campion (1567?-1619)
- F Neptune's
empire let us sing,
- At whose command the waves obey;
- To whom the rivers tribute pay,
- Down the high mountains sliding:
- To whom the scaly nation yields
- Homage for the crystal fields
- Wherein they dwell:
- And every sea-god pays a gem
- Yearly out of his wat'ry cell
- To deck great Neptune's diadem.
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- The Tritons dancing in a ring
- Before his palace gates do make
- The water with their echoes quake,
- Like the great thunder sounding:
- The sea-nymphs chant their accents shrill,
- And the sirens, taught to kill
- With their sweet voice,
- Make ev'ry echoing rock reply
- Unto their gentle murmuring noise
- The praise of Neptune's empery.
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