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The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus - Platonic Philosophy

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LXIV.<br />

TO LAW.<br />

THE holy king <strong>of</strong> Gods and men I call,<br />

Celestial Law, the righteous seal <strong>of</strong> all:<br />

<strong>The</strong> seal which stamps whate'er the earth contains,<br />

And all conceal'd within the liquid plains :<br />

Stable, and starry, <strong>of</strong> harmonious frame,<br />

Preserving laws eternally the same.<br />

Thy all-composing pow'r in heav'n appears,<br />

Connects its frame, and props the starry spheres ;<br />

And unjust Envy shakes with dreadful sound,<br />

Toss'd by thy arm in giddy whirls around.<br />

'Tis thine the life <strong>of</strong> mortals to defend,<br />

And crown existence with a blessed end ;<br />

For thy command alone, <strong>of</strong> all that lives,<br />

Order and rule to ev'sy dwelling gives.<br />

Ever observant <strong>of</strong> the upright mind,<br />

And <strong>of</strong> just actions the companion kind.<br />

Foe to the lawless, with avenging ire,<br />

<strong>The</strong>ir steps involving in destruction dire.<br />

Come, blest, abundant pow'r, whom all revere,<br />

By all desir'd, with fav'ring mind draw near ;<br />

Give me thro' life on thee to fix my sight,<br />

And ne'er forsake the equal paths <strong>of</strong> right.

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