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» med amohg men since my father is ùnknown 

 » lo me. Infinité power who governest the world, 

 ■)■> love who ferlilizest the chaos of éléments , love 

 » who fertilizedst the chaos of humanity, receive 

 » before ail my prayer ! The seven primitive chords 

 » are for hymns of gratitude towards the immortal 

 » gods ; two are added for the laws of human 

 » societies , laws which miist be consonant with 

 » the accords of the celestial sphères, may ail be 

 » struck inlo harmony at once ! » 



)■> Thus sung Orpheus ; and the old man who was 

 a Titan, still leaning on Eurydice, encouraged the 

 melodious bard by a sign. He holding his lyre in 

 his hand , nimbly leaped on shore. Talaon and his 

 daughter led him to their dwelling, where he was 

 received with a tender cordialily by Vola , beauti- 

 ful and irreproachable spouse. '•■' 



5) Vénérable Evander, be not astonished if the o^ 

 dinary cusloms of hospitality were not exactly ob- 

 served on ihis occasion. Could so marvellous an 

 adventure be submilted to the laws which rule the 

 ordinary communications of men between Ihem- 

 selves ? Thèse are apparitions and not voyages and 

 meetings. The muses alone can relate suitably 

 such historiés. They alone can well listen to Ihem : 

 it is then necessary to be inspired by them , both 

 to listen and to relate. jfihiltëiii-oAikit 



» Orpheus remained unknown to li'is hosts. He 

 loved to wander afar in solitudes, and seldom re- 

 mained vvith Ihe old man. Talaon , softening his aus- 

 tère voice , said to him : « Noble stranger, art thou 



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