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[pg<br />

345]<br />

And stubborn brass, and tin, and<br />

solid gold;<br />

Before, deep fix'd, the eternal anvils<br />

stand;<br />

<strong>The</strong> ponderous hammer loads his<br />

better hand,<br />

His left with tongs turns the vex'd<br />

metal round,<br />

And thick, strong strokes, the doubling<br />

vaults rebound.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n first he form'd the immense<br />

and solid shield;<br />

Rich various artifice emblazed the<br />

field;<br />

Its utmost verge a threefold circle<br />

bound; 253<br />

A silver chain suspends the massy<br />

round;<br />

Five ample plates the broad expanse<br />

compose,

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