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 Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore;
 The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four;
  Stella's wit read more 
 Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore;
 The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four;
  Stella's wit is so charming, so sweet her fair face,
   She shines a new Venus, a Muse, and a Grace. 
 Say, Bacchus, why so placid? What can there be
 In commune held by Pallas and by thee?
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 Say, Bacchus, why so placid? What can there be
 In commune held by Pallas and by thee?
  Her pleasure is in darts and battles; thine
   In joyous feasts and draughts of rosy wine. 
Speak of the gods as they are.
Speak of the gods as they are.
 Some thoughtlessly proclaim the Muses nine:
 A tenth is Sappho, maid divine.  
 Some thoughtlessly proclaim the Muses nine:
 A tenth is Sappho, maid divine. 
 With ravish'd ears
 The monarch hears,
  Assumes the god,
   Affects to nod,
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 With ravish'd ears
 The monarch hears,
  Assumes the god,
   Affects to nod,
    And seems to shake the spheres. 
Yet verily these issues lie on the lap of the gods.
Yet verily these issues lie on the lap of the gods.
Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other sex, when they themselves do read more
Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other sex, when they themselves do not require succession, since they are always about to exist?rn
 Shakes his ambroisal curls, and gives the nod,
 The stamp of fate, and sanction of the god.  
 Shakes his ambroisal curls, and gives the nod,
 The stamp of fate, and sanction of the god.