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 For lo! Machaon is thy frequent guest, Pleas'd with thy converse, with thy friendship blest: The poor, the rich, consult without a fee The sacred oracle of health in thee.


 * The mother sues thee, fill'd with just alarms,

To shield her boy, and to protect his charms; The virgin sues, lest blemishes invade Her lovely cheeks, and all her beauties fade. The Gaul himself, though envious of our name, Adores thy art, and celebrates thy fame; The grateful nations one loud pæan raise, And all the wond'ring world resounds thy praise.


 * But what, alas! avails the blooming boy,

His father's pride, his mother's only joy,—