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Involved in Error's cloud, and fcorn'd of light 



The guilty Empire funk. Then horrid Night, 



And Dullnefs drear their murky vigils kept, 345 



In favage gloom the impious Ages flept, 



Till Genius, ftarting from his rugged bed, 



Full late awoke the ceafelefs tear to fhed 



For perifli'd Art ; for thofe celeftial Hues, 



Which Zeuxis, aided by the Attic Mufe, 350 



Gave to the wond'ring Eye : She bad his name, Se^'pa 



cf Painting. 



With thine, Apelles ! gild the lifts of Fame, 

 With thine to Coloring's brighteft glories foar, 

 The Gods applaud him, and the World adore. 



Horrida nox totum invafit, donoque fuperni 250. 



Luminis indignum, errorum caligine merfit,, 



Impiaque ignaris damnavit ecla tenebris. 



Unde coloratura Graiis hue ufque magiftris 



Nil fuperefl tantorum hominum, quod mente modoque 



Noftrates }uvet artifices, doceatque laborem ; 255 



I^ec qui Chromatices nobls, hoc tempore, partes CHROMA 



Reftituat, quaies Zeuxis tradlaverat olim, 



Hujus quando magi vclut arte aquavit Apellem 



Pidorum archigraphum, meruitque coloribus altam 



Nominis seterni famam, toto orbe fonantem. 260 



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