While, in a ship begirt with silver bells,
They round his altar bore the hornèd God,
Old Cham, the solar Deity,[IV] who dwells
Aloft, yet in a tilting vessel rode,[IW]
When universal sea the mountains overflowed.
Why speak of Roman Pomps?[IX] the haughty claims
Of Chiefs triumphant after ruthless wars;
The feast of Neptune[IY]—and the Cereal Games,[IZ]
With images, and crowns, and empty cars;
The dancing Salii—on the shields of Mars