(For ever ready to defend my state),
Shall never die, shall never lack my care
Whilst hell is hell, and Pluto master there!”
Note.—It is the author’s intention (if spared, and his friends—subscribers to this little work—appreciate his motive) to represent, in a subsequent poem, “The Resurrection of Bacchus,”—his return and glorious reception upon Earth, etc.
[157] The ferryman of Hell.
[158] Dog with three heads.
[136] Libitina, goddess of funerals.
[137] A son of Jupiter, remarkable for his wondrous strength and numerous exploits.
[138] The goddess of death.
[139] The west wind.