'Jove means to settle br Astraea in her seat again, br And let down his golden chain br An age of better metal.' br br Ben Johnson 1615 br br O POET rare and old! br Thy words are prophecies; br Forward the age of gold, br The new Saturnian lies. br br The universal prayer br And hope are not in vain; br Rise, brothers! and prepare br The way for Saturn's reign. br br Perish shall all which takes br From labor's board and can; br Perish shall all which makes br A spaniel of the man! br br Free from its bonds the mind, br The body from the rod; br Broken all chains that bind br The image of our God. br br Just men no longer pine br Behind their prison-bars; br Through the rent dungeon shine br The free sun and the stars.