@3Enth.@1 Patron of mankind, powerful and bounteous, Rich in thy flames, reverend Prometheus, In Hymen's place aid us to solemnise These royal nuptials; fill the lookers' eyes With admiration of thy fire and light, And from thy hand let wonders flow to-night. @3Prom.@1 Entheus and Orpheus, names both dear to me, In equal balance I your third will be In this night's honour. View these heaven-born stars, Who by my stealth are become sublunars; How well their native beauties fit this place, Which with a choral dance they first shall grace; Then shall their forms to human figures turn, And these bright fires within their bosoms burn. Orpheus, apply thy music, for it well Helps to induce a courtly miracle. @3Orp.@1 Sound, best of musics, raise yet higher our sprites, While we admire Prometheus' dancing lights. |