Next to great Jupiter, came Mercury,—
His flesh as smooth and white as ivory,—
Though not so tall, as handsome as the one
Already there, and sadly looking on;
Yet Mercury is both great in stature, and
Appear’d a lord possessed of much command
In the ethereal mansions; nay—in speech
So eloquent—no other gods could match.
Then came his majesty the monarch Mars,
In crimson robes inwoved with diamond stars;