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 First at the Shrine the Learned World appear, And to the Goddess thus prefer their Prayer: Long have we sought t'instruct and please Mankind, With Studies pale, with Midnight Vigils blind; But thank'd by few, rewarded yet by none, We here appeal to thy superior Throne: On Wit and Learning the just Prize bestow, For Fame is all we must expect below.

The Goddess heard, and bade the Muses raise The Golden Trumpet of eternal Praise: From Pole to Pole the Winds diffuse the Sound, That fills the Circuit of the World around; Not all at once, as Thunder breaks the Cloud; The Notes at first were rather sweet than loud: By