CONCENTUS SECUNDUS*: CHORUS PUERORUM. Lib. 1. IANAM tenera dicite virgines: Ode 21. D CHORUS PUELLARUM. Intonfum, pueri, dicite Cynthium, UTERQUE CHORUS. Latonamque fupremo Dilectam penitus Jovi. CHORUS PUERORUM. Vos lætam fluviis, et nemorum coma, Nigris aut Erymanthi Silvis, aut viridis Cragi: CHORUS PUELLARUM, Vos Tempe totidem tollite laudibus, Fraternaque humerum lyra. UTERQUE CHORUS. Hic bellum lacrymofum, hic miferam famem, Veftra motus aget préce. VOL. I. Second Concert. Chorus of Youths.. 50 557 бе CON CONCENTUS TERTIUS. AD APOLLINEM et DIANAM. Preces pro imperii et imperatoris incolumitate. UTERQUE CHORUS. HOEBE, filvarumque potens Diana, P Lucidum cœli decus, & colendi Semper, et culti, date quæ precamur 65 Quo Sibyllini monuère verfus, CHORUS PUerorum. Alme Sol, curru nitido diem qui Promis et celas, aliufque et idem CHORUS PUELLARUM. Rite maturos aperire partus Sive tu Lucina probas vocari, 75 Seu Genitalis. Genytellis, Bentl. 80 Diva THIRD CONCERT. TO APOLLO and DIANA Prayers for the fafety of the empire and emperor. CHORUS OF YOUTHS and VIRGINS. PH wood, ye illuftrious ornaments of the HOEBUS, and thou, Diana, fovereign of the ye heavens, oh ever-worthy of adoration, and everadored, bestow what we pray for at this facred feafon at which the Sibylline verfes have given directions that felect vir virgins and chafte youths fhould fing a hymn to the Deities, to whom the feven hills of Rome are acceptable. CHORUS of YOUTHS Oh genial fun, who in your fplendid car draw forth and obfcure the day, and who arife another and the fame; may it never be i in your power to behold any thing more glorious than the city of Rome ! * CHORUS OF VIRGINS. Oh Ilithyia, who art of lenient power to produce the timely birth, protect the matrons in labour; whether you chufe the title of Lucina, or Genitalis. Ff2 Oh Ilithyia, Lucina, and Genytellis, other names for Diaña. Diva, producas fobolem; patrumquelsbo 10 WW 00993 of tuode UTERQUE CHORUS UXORO Certus undenos decies per annos Vofque veraces ceciniffe Parce, 85 (3 90 Quod femel dictum eft,+ ftabilifque rerum go Terminus fervet, bona jam peractispáni Jungite fata. Fertilis frugum pecorifque tellus Spicea donet Cererem corona : uæ falubres, Nutriant foetus et aquæ falubres, Et Jovis auræ. 95 CHORUS PUERORUM. Condito mitis placidufque telo. CHORUS PUELLARUM. Siderum regina bicornis audi, Luna, puellas. UTERQUE CHORUS. TOQ Roma fi veftrum eft opus, Iliæque Litus Etrufcum tenuere turmæ,ivi sdie mbs 11 Juffa pars mutare lares et urbem No Sofpite curfu: Cui Certus ut denos, Stabilis per ævum. Bentl. Oh Goddefs, multiply our offspring; and profper the decrees of the fenate in relation to the joining of women in wedlock, and the matrimonial law about to teem with a new race. CHORUS of YOUTHS and VIRGINS. That the ftated revolution of an hundred and . ten years may bring back the hymns and the games, three times by bright day-light reforted to in crouds, and as often in the welcome night. And you, ye fatal fifters, infallible in having predicted what is now established, and what the fettled order of things preferves, add propitious fates to thofe already paft. Let the earth, fertile in fruits and flocks, prefent Ceres with a fheafy crown: may both falubrious rains and Jupiter's pure air cherish the young brood: CHORUS of YOUTHS. Apolló, mild and gentle, with your fheathed arrows, hear the fuppliant youths. CHORUS of VIRGINS. Oh moon, thou horned queen of ftars, hear the Virgins. 2 CHORUS OF YOUTHS and VIRGINS. If Rome be your work, and the Trojan troops arrived to the Tufcan fhore, the part commanded by your oracles to change their homes and city by a fuccefsful navigation: for whom the Lading Cequal Fif 3 brou com pious |