FLORA _sings the following lines, to invite_ VENUS _to descend
upon earth_:--

FLORA.

The din of battle is stayed;
The mightiest king of earth
His arms aside has laid;
Of peace'tis now the birth!
Descend thou, lovely Venus,
And blissful hours grant us!

VERTUMNUS _and_ PALEMON, _and the divinities who attend them,
join their voices to that of_ FLORA, _and sing the following
words_.--

CHORUS OF DIVINITIES _of the earth and streams, composed of_
FLORA, NYMPHS, PALEMON, VERTUMNUS, SYLVANS, FAUNS, DRYADS, _and_
NAIADS.

A peace profound we now enjoy,
And games and bliss without alloy;
Earth's mightiest king has giv'n us rest;
To him be praise and thanks addrest.
Descend thou, lovely Venus,
And happy hours grant us!

_Then is formed an entry of the ballet, composed of two_ DRYADS,
_four_ SYLVANS, _two_ RIVER GODS, _and two_ NAIADS, _after which_