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 The Earth, tho' deaf, heard what its Maker ſaid.

And his Demand it preſently obey'd;

The Duſt, tho' dead, did by Omnipotence,

Things into Life and Form at once commence,

The Voice of God, which makes the Deaf to hear.

Caus'd Creatures made of Earth upon't appear,

And theſe of many various Sort and Kind,

Anſwering the Idea of their Maker's Mind.

Some tamer Cattle plac'd are on the Land

For Food and Raiment, both muſt be at hand;

While other ſome that are more wild and ſtrange,

Are left, the Woods and Wilderneſs to range:

Some of them are like to the Lion, he

The Strength and Pride who of the Wood muſt be;

This King of Beaſts makes, if he do but roar,

His Fellow Creatures tremble him before.

The Dromedary, and the Aſs that's stil'd

So by her Nature, and Untam'dneſs wild;

In populous Cities their Delight is leſs

Than in the Deſart or the Wilderneſs.

The Unicorn, the Leopard and the Bear,

The Wolf and Tyger, Fox and Fallow-deer,

All theſe to Woods and Deſarts do retire.

The warlike Horſe appears now on the Field,

Who laughs at Fear, and mocks the glittering Shield,

The Dragon's Power, Subtilty and Rage,

His Prey muſt fall a Victim to aſſwage;

Eyes ſparkling Fire moſt terrible he hath,

Who ſeldom ſleeps, moſt poiſonous his Breath;