The humour of Italy; . en squadron is confided To Rangons son Gherardo,—to his hand The Standard too is given and chief command. Alessandro Tassoni. THE ASSEMBL Y OF THE GODS. O lER rolling stars, from heavenly stalls advancing,The coaches soon were seen, and a long trainOf mules with litters, horses fleet and prancing, Their trappings all embroidery, nothing plain ;And with fine liveries, in the sunbeams glancing, More than a hundred servants, rather vainOf handsome looks and of their stature tall,Followed their masters to the Council Hall. First came the Prince of Delos, Phoebus hight,In a g
The humour of Italy; . en squadron is confided To Rangons son Gherardo,—to his hand The Standard too is given and chief command. Alessandro Tassoni. THE ASSEMBL Y OF THE GODS. O lER rolling stars, from heavenly stalls advancing,The coaches soon were seen, and a long trainOf mules with litters, horses fleet and prancing, Their trappings all embroidery, nothing plain ;And with fine liveries, in the sunbeams glancing, More than a hundred servants, rather vainOf handsome looks and of their stature tall,Followed their masters to the Council Hall. First came the Prince of Delos, Phoebus hight,In a gay travelling carriage, fleetly drawn By six smart Spanish chestnuts, shining bright,Which with their tramping shook the aerial lawn; Red was his cloak, three-cocked his hat, and lightAround his neck the golden fleece was thrown; And twenty-four sweet damsels, nectar-sippers, Were running near him in their pumps or slippers. Pallas, with lovely but disdainful mien,Came on a nag of Basignanian race; 42 ITALIAN 1 V ^f%£ kYM Tight round her leg, and gathered up, was seenHer gown, half Greek, half Spanish ; oer her face Part of her hair hung loose, a natural screen,Part was tied up, and with becoming grace : A bunch of feathers on her head she wore, And on her saddle-bow her falchion bore. The Paphian Queen for her accommodationHad two stage-coaches ; richly decorated Was that wherein she sat in conversation With Cupid and the Graces ; on them waited Pages in habits suited to their station; The other coach with courtiers gay was freighted, The chamberlain and tutor debonnair, And the chief cook, Dan Bacon, too was there. But Ceres and the God of Wine appeared At once, conversing ; and the God of OceanUpon a dolphins back his form upreared, THE ASSEMBLY OF THE GODS. 43 Floating through waves of air with graceful motion;Naked, all sea-weed, and with mud besmeared; For whom his mother Rhea feels emotion,Reproaching his proud brother,1 when she meets him,Because so like a f
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