| John Dryden (1631–1700). The Poems of John Dryden. 1913. | | | | Songs from the Plays | | Song of Æolus, from King Arthur |
| | | YE blust’ring Brethren of the Skies, | |
| Whose Breath has ruffled all the Watry Plain, | |
| Retire, and let Britannia rise, | |
| In Triumph o’er the Main. | |
| Serene and Calm, and void of Fear, | 5 |
| The Queen of Islands must appear: | |
| Serene and Calm, as when the Spring | |
| The New-Created World began, | |
| And Birds on Boughs did softly sing, | |
| Their peaceful Homage paid to Man, | 10 |
| While Eurus did his Blasts forbear | |
| In Favour of the Tender Year. | |
| Retreat, rude Winds, Retreat, | |
| To Hollow Rocks, your Stormy Seat; | |
| There swell your Lungs, and vainly, vainly threat. | 15 | | | |
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