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VGW(PA.738.060
17-24 Nov 1738:31, 32 (121)
Fable.
BACCHUS AND THE SATYR.
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[ ] once, beneath a myrtle grove,
[ ] Bacchus, the youthful son of Jove,
[ ] by old Silenus taught,
[ ] to turn a restive thought,
A satyr, wanton, arch, and sly,
Prepar'd to rally him, stood by;
And as the bungling Godhead strains
To form the monster of his brains,
The sneering sylvan marks each trip,
Scoffs ev'ry blunder, ev'ry slip;
And arm'd with justice, each keen dart
Stung angry Bacchus to the heart,
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