Troy's conflagration did relate,
Whilst ev'n the suffrers in the fire drew near
And with a greedy ear
Devour'd the story of their own subverted state.
II.
Kind Heav'n (as to her darling son) to thee
A double portion did impart,
A gift of Painting and of Poesy:
But for thy rivals in the painter's art,
If well they represent, they can effect