Thee, thee alone I'll invocate,

For I do much abominate

To call the Muses to mine aid:

Which is th' Unchristian use and trade

Of some that Christians would be thought,

And yet they worship worse than naught.

Oh! what a deal of Blasphemy,

And Heathenish Impiety,

In Christian Poets may be found,

Where Heathen gods with praise are crown'd!