Nor, with the rhombus' rumbling roll, Inconftant Luna's courfe controll; Nor vain | Dictaan herbage crop Along the lofty Ida's top; For NOTHING's lenient aid, be sure, The pining lover's wounds can cure; Can fetch him from the Stygian fhore. The grifly Pluto's ruthlefs foul; To curb the rigid Sifters three, And ftem the force of destiny. Stretch'd on the fam'd § Phlegræa's field, And taught by mightier pow'r to yield, The A kind of rolling inftrument, which was used in incantations. The herb Dictamnum, famous for its medicinal virtues. The plains of Phlegræa are noted for the battle faid to be fought there, between the giants and the gods. NOTHING has greater excellence. In fine, let Jove his honours claim, NOTHING can boast a higher name. But hold! no more the theme prolong, 'Tis time to end a filly fong; No more of NOTHING, mufe, rehearse, In this thy good for NOTHING verfe, Left, after all, a theme fo light, Should NOTHING but difguft excite. FIDICINIS ET PHILOMELE CERTAMEN. BY STRAD A. Ow Sol, defcending from his mid-day blaze, Now With mild effulgence fhot his golden rays; And the broad holm-oaks cool the vale below. The sweetest Syren of the neighb'ring grove. To try her pow'rs, and warble note for note. And ftrove again to wake the vocal lay; Now the full mufic of his lyre explores, Or fhews, with flying hand, a master's pow'rs. In vary'd strains the bird renews her song, Thus with responding zeal her skill she proves, Inftant the chords his hurrying finger plies, Free, like the current, iffuing from her throat. Now Now quick and light the warbled numbers move This Strephon heard, in transports of amaze, That such a throat fhould utter ftrains like thefe ; Again new efforts of his art he tries, Through all the fcale of founds his finger flies; In concord bids the fhrill and bafs unite; So the loud clarion fires the foul to fight. Again the Syren fings: and, whilft her tongue In well-tim'd warblings thrills through all her fong, Then rolls the deep'ning murmur in her throat; Strephon now blush'd, with glowing ire inflam'd, "Or |