He'd acted wisely,'—hear and you'll decide.

THE Enchantress Neria flourished in those days;

E'en Circe, she excelled in Satan's ways;

The storms she made obedient to her will,

And regulated with superior skill;

In chains the destinies she kept around;

The gentle zephyrs were her sages found;

The winds, her lacqueys, flew with rapid course;

Alert, but obstinate, with pow'rful force.

WITH all her art th' enchantress could not find,