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When fabled tales, invented to surprise,In miracles mighty, have power to charm, 50Where fictions, happily combin'd,Deceive and captivate the mind:
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Thus Poësy, harmonious spell,The source of pleasures ever new,With dignity does wonders tell; 55And we, amaz'd, believe each wonder true.Day, after day, brings truth to light,Unveil'd, and manifest to sight:But, of the bless'd, those lips, which nameFoul deeds aloud, shall suffer blame. 60Thee, son of Tantalus, my faithful songShall vindicate from every wrong,The glories of thy house restore,And baffle falshoods told before:Now, in his turn, thy fire prepar'd 65A banquet; when the gods appear'dAt Sipylus, his sweet abode,To grace the due proportion'd feast:There, first, the trident-bearing guestBeheld thy lovely form; and now, he glow'd; 70

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