.A FtAfl [1r W1rm1. They cea(c t' attempt whuHcav'n fo long wirhllood And bent to kill, their thoughts are all on Uood : They whifper ofc, each word is Death':s Alar~n; They hoyft him up, each lends a bufie ar51, . And with uJ1iced powers they entomb His our-caft body in Tbnis an~ry womb: Whereat grimNeptune wip'd his fon1y moNth, Held his triclerted Mace upon the South : . The winJs wher~ whift rhe billows danc'd no m0re,– The ftorm allay'd, rhe.Heavens left off to roar, – The waves ( obedient cg rheir pilgrimage) Gave ready paifagc, and furceaft their rage; The skie grew clear, apd now.the·welcome light Begins to ?l.!t the glQ®my Clouds to flight : Thus all on fudden w~s eke Sea tranquill, · The Heav'ns were quiet, and the waves were frill. As when a friendly Creditor ( to get ' · Alon~ forborn, and · m~·eh concerned debt J s,mplies his will:ng debtor with intrca.ts, 1mportuncs dayly; dayly, thumps, and beats The batter'd ponals of his tired ears, Bedcafing T1imwith what he knows, .and hears; Tfie weary debtor, to avoid the fight He leaths,,fllifcs here and there, and ev'ry ·night· Seeks out Protection !I{ another bed, Yet ne'rtheld's ( purfu'd and fvllowed:) His ears are frill laid at v;ith lowder volley · Of harder Djalccr ; He melancholy Sits ~own, and Gghs, and after lcng fore-flowing, ( T'avoid hi~ prefence ) pays ltimwhat is owing. The thankful.Creditor is n~w appea~'d, Takes leave, and goes aw~Y, .. comenr, and plcas'd, Even fu the[e angry waves, with rcftlefs ~:~ge A~cofied Jonas in hi5 pilgr:mage, And thundred Judgment in his fearful car, Prcfc:mlng 1:'11Jbbt1bs to his guilty fear ; . ' The
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