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As the sage watched the stars, the semblance clear Of a fair

youth on 's scroll he saw appear. Those jetty locks Canopus o'er

him threw, And tinged his temple curls a musky hue; Mars dyed his

ruddy cheek; and from his eyes The Archer-star his glittering

arrow flies; His wit from Hermes came; and Soha's care, (The

half-seen star that dimly haunts the Bear) Kept off all evil eyes

that threaten and ensnare, The sage stood mazed to see such

fortunes meet, And Luna kissed the earth beneath his feet.

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