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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A HYMN IN PRAISE OF NEPTUNE, by THOMAS CAMPION Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Of neptune's empire let us sing
Last Line: The praise of neptune's empery.
Variant Title(s): A Hymn In Praise Of Neptune
Subject(s): Hymns (as Literary Form); Praise; Sea; Ocean
First Line: Of neptune's empire let us sing
Last Line: The praise of neptune's empery.
Variant Title(s): A Hymn In Praise Of Neptune
Subject(s): Hymns (as Literary Form); Praise; Sea; Ocean
OF Neptune's empire let us sing,
At whose command the waves obey;
To whom the rivers tribute pay,
Down the high mountains sliding:
To whom the scaly nation yields
Homage for the crystal fields
Wherein they dwell:
And every sea-dog pays a gem
Yearly out of his wat'ry cell
To deck great Neptune's diadem.
The Tritons dancing in a ring
Before his palace gates do make
The water with their echoes quake,
Like the great thunder sounding:
The sea-nymphs chant their accents shrill,
And the sirens, taught to kill
With their sweet voice,
Make ev'ry echoing rock reply
Unto their gentle murmuring noise
The praise of Neptune's empery.
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