Classic Poem

Rattling in the chains of union,
Hail! ye fetter'd captives! hail!
Welcome to love's free dominion,
Welcome to Cytherea's vale.
Chorus — Welcome to &c.

Hymen (jolly Hymen greets ye,
All the graces round you play;
VENUS from her Paphos meets ye,
Nature, smiling, marks the way .
Cho: VENUS from &c.

Strew it o'er with pinks and daisies,
Hark! the sweet SUADA cries!
Now DIONE's grandson raises,
Shouts that serenade the skies.
Cho: Now DIONE's &c.

AIR.

Happiest nymph, happiest swain,
Pride of thousands, of the plain;
Be ever lovesome, ever gay,
And celebrate the NUPTIAL DAY.