Stanzas, On The Same Occasion

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o thou, great governor of all below!

if i may dare a lifted eye to thee,

thy nod make the tempest cease to blow,

or still the tumult of the raging sea:

with that trolling pow'r assist ev'n me,

those headlong furious passions to fine,

for all unfit i feel my pow'rs to be,

to rule their torrent in th' allowed line;

o, aid me with thy help, omnipotence divine!