XLV. To Liknitus Bacchus

The FUMIGATION from MANNA.

LIKNITAN Bacchus, bearer of the vine,

Thee I invoke to bless these rites divine:

Florid and gay, of nymphs the blossom bright,

And of fair Venus, Goddess of delight,

'Tis thine mad footsteps with mad nymphs to beat, 5

Dancing thro' groves with lightly leaping feet:

From Jove's high counsels nurst by Proserpine,

And born the dread of all the pow'rs divine:

Come, blessed pow'r, regard thy suppliant's voice,

Propitious come, and in these rites rejoice. 10

Footnotes

178:+ XLV. + Or the Fan-bearer.

Concerning Liknitus and the following Bacchuses, see the last section of the Dissertation.

XLVI.