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The Crowne of All Homers Workes/To Neptune

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4438209The Crowne of All Homers Workes — To NeptuneGeorge ChapmanHomer

To Neptune.

Neptune, the mighty Marine God, I sing;Earths mouer; & the fruitles Oceans king.That Helicon, and th'Ægan Deepes dost hold.O thou Earth-shaker; Thy Command, two-soldThe Gods haue sorted; making thee, of HorsesThe awfull Tamer; and of Nauall ForcesThe sure Preseruer. Haile (O Saturns Birth)Whose gracefull greene hayre, circkles all the Earth.Beare a benigne minde; and thy helpfull hand,Lend All, submitted, to thy drad Command.