A Hymn to NeptuneNeptune, the mighty marine God, I sing,Earth’s mover, and the fruitless ocean’s King,That Helicon and th’ Ægean deeps dost hold.O thou Earth-shaker! Thy command two-foldThe Gods have sorted; making thee of horsesThe awful tamer, and of naval forcesThe Sure preserver. Hail, O Saturn’s birth!Whose graceful green hair circles all the earth.Bear a benign mind; and thy helpful handLend all submitted to thy dread command.
Neptune, the mighty marine God, I sing,Earth’s mover, and the fruitless ocean’s King,That Helicon and th’ Ægean deeps dost hold.O thou Earth-shaker! Thy command two-foldThe Gods have sorted; making thee of horsesThe awful tamer, and of naval forcesThe Sure preserver. Hail, O Saturn’s birth!Whose graceful green hair circles all the earth.Bear a benign mind; and thy helpful handLend all submitted to thy dread command.