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' While my bold Boys, not dreading danger nigh, 

 ' Fall in a Gulph, and there expiring die. 

 When this he'd said, his Aged hair he tore, 

 Excessive sorrow stopt his speach for more. 

 While Belzebub, new comforts to infuse, 

 Strives to expel his grief, and clearly shews 

 His thoughts are free, and solemn doth profess 

 The watry Element destroys his happiness. 

 When to remoter climes, the aspiring flys 

 In Numbers swarm, and there surprised dies. 

 Which to prevent, the Counsel all agree, 

 To supplicate great Ncptun's Majesty, 

 And by address the Sea-green God implore, 

 To issue orders to his subjects, o'er 

 The Liquid Element, no more for to surprise, 

 When travelling, spontanious buzzing flys. 

 This then resolv'd, the Court a Courier sent, 

 With Lady Birds, the Queen of Hells present, 

 That Neptune may, if so his God-head please, 

 Starve all his Fish, and please himself with these. 

 Such presents from the God of flys was rare, 

 Each fanning Courtier sought one for his share. 

 When one bold Bleak, more sturdy then the 



rest, 



Demanding Audience, thus himself cxprest. 

 Hail mighty Neptune, by thy trident 1 

 4 Dare swear, tho Jove himself were by, 



4 That 



