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Serene he look'd, and gave an awful [1]nod,And all the trembling spheres confess'd the God.At Jove's assent, the deities aroundIn solemn state the consistory crown'd:Next, a long order of inferior pow'rsAscend from hills, and plains, and shady bow'rs;Those from whose urns the rowling rivers flow,And those that give the wandring winds to blow;Here all their rage, and ev'n their murmurs cease,And sacred silence reigns, and universal peace.A shining synod of majestic GodsGilds with new lustre the divine abodes,Heav'n seems improv'd with a superior ray,And the bright arch reflects a double day.The monarch then his solemn silence broke,The still creation listen'd while he spoke,Each sacred accent bears eternal weight,And each irrevocable word is fate.
  1. ↑ Placido quatiens tamen omnia Vultu, is the common reading; I believe it should be Nutu, with reference to the word quatiens.

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