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