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diff --git a/XXVII. TO MERCURY [HERMES].txt b/XXVII. TO MERCURY [HERMES].txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be1dafc --- /dev/null +++ b/XXVII. TO MERCURY [HERMES].txt @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +XXVII. TO MERCURY [HERMES] + +The Fumigation from Frankincense. +Hermes, draw near, and to my pray'r incline, angel of Jove [Zeus], and Maia's son divine; +Studious of contests, ruler of mankind, with heart almighty, and a prudent mind. +Celestial messenger, of various skill, whose pow'rful arts could watchful Argus kill: +With winged feet, 'tis thine thro' air to course, O friend of man, and prophet of discourse: +Great life-supporter, to rejoice is thine, in arts gymnastic, and in fraud divine: +With pow'r endu'd all language to explain, of care the loos'ner, and the source of gain. +Whose hand contains of blameless peace the rod, Corucian, blessed, profitable God; +Of various speech, whose aid in works we find, and in necessities to mortals kind: +Dire weapon of the tongue, which men revere, be present, Hermes, and thy suppliant hear; +Assist my works, conclude my life with peace, give graceful speech, and me memory's increase. + |