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 But he her fears to cease, Sent down the meek-eyd Peace.
 * She crown'd with Olive green, came softly sliding

Down through the turning sphear His ready Harbinger,
 * With Turtle wing the amorous clouds dividing,

And waving wide her mirtle wand, She strikes a universall Peace through Sea and Land.

No War, or Battails sound Was heard the World around:
 * The idle spear and shield were high up hung;

The hooked Chariot stood Unstain'd with hostile blood,
 * The Trumpet spake not to the armed throng,

And Kings sate still with awfull eye, As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by.

But peacefull was the night Wherin the Prince of light
 * His raign of peace upon the earth began:

The Windes with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kist,
 * Whispering new joyes to the milde Ocean,

Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While Birds of Calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. Rh