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Cow'd and fubdu'd, flies from the face of man, 

 Nor bears one glance of his commanding eye. 

 So abjed; is a tyrant in diftrefs. 



At ]aft within the narrow plain confin'd, 

 A lifted field, mark'd out for bloody deeds, 

 An amphitheatre more glorious far. 

 Than ancient Rome cou'dboaft,they crowd in heaps^ 

 Difmay'd, and quite appall'd. In meet array 

 Sheath'd in refulgent arms, a noble band 

 Advance ; great lords of high imperial blood. 

 Early refolv'd t' aflert their royal race. 

 And prove by glorious deeds their valour's growth 

 Mature, ere yet the callow down has fpread 

 Its curling fhade. On bold Arabian fteeds 

 With decent pride they fit, that fearlefs hear 

 The lion's dreadful roar j and down the rock 

 Swift-fhooting plunge, or o'er the mountain's ridge 

 Stretching along, the greedy tyger leave 

 Panting behind. On foot their faithful flaves 

 Widi javelins arm'd attend 5 each watchful eyo 

 Fix'd on his youthful care, for him alone 

 He fears, and to redeem his life, unmov'd 

 Wou'd lofe his own. The mighty Aurengzebe, 

 From his high-elevated throne, beholds 

 His blooming race ; revolving in his mind 

 "What once he was, in his gay fpring of life. 

 When vigour ftrung his nerves. Parental joy 

 Melts in his eyes, and flufhes in his cheeks. 

 I^^ov/ the loud trumpet founds a charge. The fliouts 



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