003 - As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending

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As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending,
She spied a Maiden Queen the same ascending,
Attended on by all the shepherds' swain,
to whom Diana's darlings came running down a-main:
First two by two, then three by three together,
Leaving their goddess all alone, hasted thither;
And mingling with the shepherds of her train,
With mirthful tunes her presence entertain.

Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana,
Long live fair Oriana!

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