And bold EURYTAS felt the blow,

O'ercome by ftratagem in CLEON'S glade;

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From proud AUGEAS to obtain

The promis'd meed of toil and pain;

And wreak on MOLION's fons the fatal day,

When ftretch'd on ELIS' plains his flaughter'd army

lay.

E PODE

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II.

Soon did the faithlefs King his fraud repay, 45

He faw his country's fairest hopes expire;

Saw his exulting cities fall a prey

To vengeful flaughter, and confuming fire;

Saw defolation's iron reign

The forceful entry of his fhouting foes;

Till, feeing fell destruction round him wait,

He fought amid the prefs, a voluntary fate.

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STROPHE III.

On PISA's plains the fon of JovE

Affembled, with their spoils, his conquering band;

And bade for ever facred ftand

To his eternal Sire this hallow'd grove:

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Bade facred fences ftraight furround

The ALTIS' confecrated ground;

Whilft round, the festive seats with splendor gleam, And crown the verdant brink of ALPHEUS' honored

ftream.

ANTISTROPHE III. ALPHEUS, who, with the imperial train

Of high OLYMPUS, fhares the facrifice;

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Where

Where the SATURNIAN fummits rise,

With fite confpicuous from the trophied plain :

There, erft when OENOMAUS fway'd,

In fnow was wrapp'd the unnoticed glade.

On the first rites propitious fmil'd the Fates;

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And Time, on whom even Truth for confirmation

waits:

E PODE III.

He, rolling on with never-ceafing course,
To the fucceeding race of men declares,
How the rich fpoils of war's refiftless force,
The godlike Hero 'midft his army fhares;

And bids the feftive games ftill chear
Again each fifth revolving year.-
Who in the contests, now ordain'd,

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The firft OLYMPIC wreath obtain'd?

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Whofe

Whofe courfers in the rattling car,

Or limbs exerted in the sportive war,

Or feet inur'd to urge the rapid race,

While brave DORY CLUS, from TIRYNTHE's fhore, The CESTUS' manly prize from all his rivals

bore.

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ANTISTROPHE IV.

Confpicuous on his conquering car,

The MUSE MANTINIAN SEMUS' Courfers fings; PHRASTOR the unerring javelin flings;

While, by ENICEUS' finews hurl'd, afar

Beyond the reft the Difcus flies.

Refound the fhores with friendly cries;

While lovely LUNA pours her argent light

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Full-orb'd, and chears with rays the gloomy fhades

of night.

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E PODE IV.

The echoing woods, and vaulted temples round, Ring with the jocund fhouts, and festive strain.

Following their great example, we refound

Their glories who the OLYMPIC Olive gain:

And in the far-resounding verse

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The manly Victor's praise rehearse,