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Then ply your oars, then practise this advice,
And strain with whip and spur to gain the prize.
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The work's complete, triumphant palms prepare
With flow'ry deaths adorn my flowing hair.
As to the Greeks was Poldalirius' art,
To heal with med'cines the afflicted part;
Nestor's advice, Achilles' arms in field,
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Automedon for chariot-driving skill'd;
As Calchas could explain the mystic bird,As he could observe the flights of birds, or the entrails of beasts. Calchas was the son of Thestor, as Homer writes in his lst Iliad, famous for his skill in the art of divination, which he learnt of Apollo.
And Telemon could wield the brandish'd sword;
Such to the town my fam'd instructions prove,
So much am I renown'd for arts of love.
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Me ev'ry youth shall praise, extol my name,
And o'er the globe diffuse my lasting fame.
I arms provide against the scornful fair;
Thus Vulcan arm'd Achilles for the war.
Whatever youth shall with my aid o'ercome,
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And lead his Amazon in triumph home;This he speaks by way of metaphor for some lady hard overcome, as if all lovers were warriors.
Let him that conquers and enjoys the dame,
In gratitude for his instructed flame,
