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Show I s 3 And when thefe valiant Mafons fill'd Canaan, the lcarn'd Thenicians knew The Tribes of Ifra'l better skill'd In Architecture firm and true. V. For Dagon\ Houfe in Gaza Town, Artfully propt by Columns two $ By Samfon's mighty Arms pull'd down On Lords Thiliftian, w h o m it flew j Tho* 'twas the finest Fabrick rais'd By Canaan's Sons, could not compare With the C R E A T o R'S Temple prais'd, For glorious Strength and Structure fair* VL But here we flop a while-to toaft Our Master's Health and Wardens both 5 And warn you all to fhun the Coast Of Samfon's Shipwreckt Fame and Troth 5 His Secrets once to Wife difclos'd, His Strength was fled, his Courage tara'd^ To cruel Foes he was exposed, And never was a Mafon nam'd. CHORUS. Who can unfold the Royal Art ? Or ftng its Secret* in a Song? A 3 - They're |