But be ber fears to cease,

iii

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 ber mirtle wand,

She Strikes a universall Peace through Sea and Land.

iv

No War, or Battails sound

Was beard the World around,

The idle spear and shield were high up bung; The booked 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.

V

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 bath quite forgot to rave,

While Birds of Calm sit brooding on the charmed wave.

vi

The Stars with deep amaze
Stand fixt in stedfast gaze,

Bending one way their pretious influence,
And will not take their flight,
For all the morning light,

Or Lucifer that often warn'd them thence;
But in their glimmering Orbs did glow,
Untill their Lord himself bespake, and bid them go.

vii

And though the shady gloom

Had given day ber room,

The Sun himself with-held his wonted speed,

And hid his head for shame,

As bis inferiour flame,

The new enlightn'd world no more should need; He saw a greater Sun appear

Then his bright Throne, or burning Axletree could bear.

viii

The Shepherds on the Lawn,

Or ere the point of dawn,

Sate simply chatting in a rustick row;

Full little thought they than,

That the mighty Pan

Was kindly com to live with them below;

Perhaps their loves, or els their sheep,

Was all that did their silly thoughts so busie keep.