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 The Four Monarchies. 191

Who revelling in Cups, fung care away.

For vi6tory obtain'd the other day:

And now'' furprifd, by this unlookt for fright,

Bereft of wits, were flaughtered down right.

The King his brother leavs, all to fuftain,

And fpeeds himfelf to Niniveh amain.

But Saljueneus flain, the Army falls ;

The King's purfu'd unto the City Walls,

But he once in, purfuers came to late.

The Walls and Gates their haft'^ did terminate.

There with all ftore he was fo well provided:

That what Arbaces did, was but derided.'

Who there incamp'd, two years for little end.

But in the third, the River prov'd his friend.

For by the rain, was Tygris fo oVeflown,

Part of that ftately Wall was overthrown.^

Arbaces marches in the Town he takes,

For few or none (it feems)-^reliftance makes:

And now they law fulfiPd a Prophefy,

That when the River prov'd their Enemy,

Their flrong wal'd Town fliould fuddenly be taken

By this accomplifliment, their hearts were fliaken.

Sardanapalas did not feek to fly,

This his inevitable deftiny;

But all his wealth and friends together gets.

Then on himfelf, and them a fire he fets.

'■ But all. d courfe.

'■ Which through much rain, then Iwellinfj up lb hii;h. Part of the wal it level cauf'd to lye.

/ did there.

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