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air 'twixt earth and sky�此�Or else�察�shut out from heaven and earth�察�Fly to the 

sea�察�my place of birth�察�There live with daggled mermaids pent�察�And keep 

on fish perpetual Lent。; But since the case appeared so nice�察�She thought it 

best to take advice。 The Muses�察�by their king's permission�察�Though foes to 

love�察�attend the session�察�And on the right hand took their places In order�察�

on   the   left�察  �the   Graces�此  �To   whom   she   might   her   doubts   propose   On   all 

emergencies that rose。 The Muses oft were seen to frown�察�The Graces half 

ashamed look down�察�And 'twas observed�察�there were but few Of either sex�察�

among   the   crew�察  �Whom   she   or   her   assessors   knew。   The   goddess   soon 

began to see Things were not ripe for a decree�察�And said she must consult 

her books�察�The lovers' Fletas�察�Bractons�察�Cokes。 First to a dapper clerk she 

beckoned�察�To turn to Ovid�察�book the second�察�She then referred them to a 

place In Virgil ��VIDE Dido's case���察�As for Tibullus's reports�察�They never 

passed   for   law   in   Courts�此  �For   Cowley's   brief�察  �and   pleas   of   Waller�察  �Still 

their authority is smaller。 There was on both sides much to say�察�She'd hear 

the cause another day�察�And so she did�察�and then a third�察�She heard it ´ there 

she kept her word�察�But with rejoinders and replies�察�Long bills�察�and answers�察�

stuffed with lies Demur�察�imparlance�察�and essoign�察�The parties ne'er could 

issue join�此�For sixteen years the cause was spun�察�And then stood where it 



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first begun。 Now�察�gentle Clio�察�sing or say�察�What Venus meant by this delay。 

The goddess�察�much perplexed in mind�察�To see her empire thus declined�察�

When      first  this   grand   debate    arose    Above     her   wisdom     to   compose�察�

Conceived   a   project   in   her   head�察  �To   work   her   ends�察  �which�察  �if   it   sped�察�

Would show the merits of the cause Far better than consulting laws。 In a 

glad hour Lucina's aid Produced on earth a wondrous maid�察�On whom the 

queen of love was bent To try a new experiment。 She threw her law´books 

on the shelf�察�And thus debated with herself�此� ;Since men allege they ne'er 

can   find Those   beauties   in   a   female   mind Which   raise   a   flame   that   will 

endure   For   ever�察  �uncorrupt   and   pure�察  �If   'tis   with   reason   they   complain�察�

This   infant shall   restore   my  reign。   I'll   search   where   every  virtue   dwells�察�

From Courts inclusive down to cells。 What preachers talk�察�or sages write�察�

These I will gather and unite�察�And represent them to mankind Collected in 

that infant's mind。; This said�察�she plucks in heaven's high bowers A sprig 

of Amaranthine flowers�察�In nectar thrice infuses bays�察�Three times refined 

in Titan's rays�此�Then calls the Graces to her aid�察�And sprinkles thrice the 

now´born maid。 From whence the tender skin assumes A sweetness above 

all   perfumes�察  �From  whence   a   cleanliness   remains�察  �Incapable   of   outward 

stains�察  �From   whence   that   decency   of   mind�察  �So   lovely   in   a   female   kind。 

Where not one careless thought intrudes Less modest than the speech of 

prudes�察�Where never blush was called in aid�察�The spurious virtue in a maid�察�

A   virtue   but   at   second´hand�察  �They   blush   because   they   understand。   The 

Graces   next   would   act   their   part�察�And   show   but   little   of   their   art�察  �Their 

work   was   half   already   done�察  �The   child   with   native   beauty   shone�察  �The 

outward form no help required�此�Each breathing on her thrice�察�inspired That 

gentle�察�soft�察�engaging air Which in old times adorned the fair�察�And said�察�

;Vanessa be the name By which thou shalt be known to fame�察�Vanessa�察�by 

the gods enrolled�此�Her name on earth ´ shall not be told。; But still the work 

was not complete�察�When Venus thought on a deceit�此�Drawn by her doves�察�

away she flies�察�And finds out Pallas in the skies�此�Dear Pallas�察�I have been 

this morn To see a lovely infant born�此�A boy in yonder isle below�察�So like 

my own without his bow�察�By beauty could your heart be won�察�You'd swear 

it is Apollo's son�察�But it shall ne'er be said�察�a child So hopeful has by me 

been spoiled�察�I have enough besides to spare�察�And give him wholly to your 



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care。   Wisdom's   above   suspecting   wiles�察  �The   queen   of   learning   gravely 

smiles�察�Down from Olympus comes with joy�察�Mistakes Vanessa for a boy�察�

Then   sows   within   her   tender   mind   Seeds   long   unknown   to   womankind�察�

For manly bosoms chiefly fit�察�The seeds of knowledge�察�judgment�察�wit�察�Her 

soul was suddenly endued With justice�察�truth�察�and fortitude�察�With honour�察�

which no breath can stain�察�Which malice must attack in vain�此�With open 

heart and bounteous hand�此�But Pallas here was at a stand�察�She know in our 

degenerate days Bare virtue could not live on praise�察�That meat must be 

with money bought�此�She therefore�察�upon second thought�察�Infused yet as it 

were by stealth�察�Some small regard for state and wealth�此�Of which as she 

grew   up   there   stayed A  tincture   in   the   prudent   maid�此  �She   managed   her 

estate with care�察�Yet liked three footmen to her chair�察�But lest he should 

neglect his studies Like a young heir�察�the thrifty goddess ��For fear young 

master should be spoiled�� Would use him like a younger child�察�And�察�after 

long   computing�察  �found   'Twould   come   to   just   five   thousand   pound。   The 

Queen of Love was pleased and proud To we Vanessa thus endowed�察�She 

doubted   not   but   such   a   dame Through   every   breast   would   dart   a   flame�察�

That every rich and lordly swain With pride would drag about her chain�察�

That scholars would forsake their books To study bright Vanessa's looks�此�

As she advanced that womankind Would by her model form their mind�察�

And     all  their   conduct    would     be  tried   By   her�察  �as  an   unerring    guide。 

Offending   daughters   oft   would   hear   Vanessa's   praise   rung   in   their   ear�此�

Miss   Betty�察  �when   she   does   a   fault�察  �Lets   fall   her  knife�察  �or   spills   the  salt�察�

Will thus be by her mother chid�察 �'Tis what Vanessa never did。; Thus by 

the   nymphs   and   swains   adored�察  �My   power   shall   be   again   restored�察�And 

happy   lovers   bless   my   reign   ´   So   Venus   hoped�察  �but   hoped   in   vain。   For 

when in time the martial maid Found out the trick that Venus played�察�She 

shakes   her   helm�察  �she   knits   her  brows�察�And   fired   with   indignation�察  �vows 

To´morrow�察�ere the setting sun�察�She'd all undo that she had done。 But in 

the   poets   we   may   find   A  wholesome   law�察  �time   out   of   mind�察  �Had   been 

confirmed by Fate's decree�察�That gods�察�of whatso'er degree�察�Resume   not 

what themselves have given�察�Or any brother´god in Heaven�察�Which keeps 

the peace among the gods�察�Or they must always be at odds。 And Pallas�察�if 

she broke the laws�察�Must yield her foe the stronger cause�察�A shame to one 



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so much adored For Wisdom�察�at Jove's council´board。 Besides�察�she feared 

the queen of love Would meet with better friends above。 And though she 

must with grief reflect To see a mortal virgin deck'd With graces hitherto 

unknown   To   female   breasts�察  �except   her   own�察�Yet   she   would   act   as   best 

became A goddess of unspotted fame�察�She knew�察�by augury divine�察�Venus 

would fail in her design�此�She studied well the point�察�and found Her foe's 

conclusions       were    not   sound�察   �From     premises     erroneous      brought�察   �And 

therefore the deduction's nought�察�And must have contrary effects To what 

her treacherous foe expects。 In proper season Pallas meets The queen of 

love�察  �whom   thus   she   greets   ��For   Gods�察  �we   are   by   Homer   told�察  �Can   in 

celestial   language   scold���察   �Perfidious   Goddess�   �but   in   vain   You   formed 

this project in your brain�察�A project for thy talents fit�察�With much deceit�察�

and    little  wit�察 �Thou     hast�察 �as   thou   shalt   quickly   see�察   �Deceived     thyself 

instead   of   me�察  �For   how   can   heavenly   wisdom   prove   An   instrument   to 

earthly love�拭�Know'st thou not yet that men commence Thy votaries�察�for 

want   of   sense�拭  �Nor   shall Vanessa   be   the   theme To   manage   thy   abortive 

scheme�察�She'll prove the greatest of thy foes�察�And yet I scorn to interpose�察�

But using neither skill nor force�察�Leave all things to their natural course。; 

The goddess thus pronounced her doom�察�When�察�lo�察�Vanessa in her bloom�察�

Advanced like Atalanta's star�察�But rarely seen�察�and seen from far�此�In a new 

world     with   caution    stepped�察    �Watched     all  the   company   she      kept�察  �Well 

knowing   from   the   books   she   read   What   dangerous   paths   young   virgins 

tread�察�Would seldom at the park appear�察�Nor saw the play´house twice a 

year�察�Yet not incurious�察�was inclined To know the converse of mankind。 

First   issued   from   perfumers'   shops   A   crowd   of   fashionable   fops�察  �They 

liked her how she liked the play�拭�Then told the tattle of the day�察�A duel 

fought last night at two About a lady ´ you know who�察�Mentioned a new 

Italian�察�come Either from Muscovy or Rome�察�Gave hints of who and who's 

together�察�Then fell to talking of the weather�此�Last night was so extremely 

fine�察  �The   ladies   walked   till   after   nine。   Then   in   soft   voice�察  �and   speech 

absurd�察  �With   nonsense   every   second   word�察  �With   fustian   from   exploded 

plays�察�They celebrate her beauty's praise�察�Run o'er their cant of stup

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