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Hygeia affumes the form of Digitalis; 

 waves over the difeafed her ferpent- wreathed 

 wand, " and charms the ihapelefs monfter 

 '' into man." 



To her is compared the good Bifliop of 

 Marfeilles, when the plague raged in that 

 city; alfo the generous and aclive Mayor 

 of London, when London was under firm- 

 3ar vifitation. From him the Poet fiides 

 into a moft animated contemplation of the 

 great Howard's virtue, and afferts that the 

 rays of philan trophy 



Dart round the globe from Zembla to the Line 5 

 O'er each dark prifon plays the cheering light, 

 As northern luftres o'er the vault of night j 

 From realm to realm, by crofs or crefcent crown'd, 

 Where'er mankind and mifery are found, 

 O'er burning fancis, deep waves, or wilds of fnow, 

 Thy Howard, journeying, feeks the houfe of woe; 

 Down many a winding ftep to dungeons dank, 

 Where anguifh wails, and galling fetters clank; 

 To caves beftrew'd with many a mouldering bone, 

 And cells, whole echoes only learn to groan j 

 Where no kind bars a wbifpering friend diiclofe, 

 Ko fun-beam enters, and no zephyr blows, 



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