Mythology & Folklore

Hymn II: Pan Is Our All

by Ben Jonson 1572-1637

From Pan's Anniversary

Mythology & Folklore

Pan is our All, by him we breathe, we live,
We move, we are; 'tis he our lambs doth rear,
Our flocks doth bless, and from the store doth give
The warm and finer fleeces that we wear.
He keeps away all heats and colds,
Drives all diseases from our folds;
Makes every where the spring to dwell,
The ewes to feed, their udders swell;
But if he frown, the sheep, alas!
The shepherds wither, and the grass.

Cho. Strive, strive to please him then, by still increasing thus
The rites are due to him, who doth all right for us.

MLA

Jonson, Ben. “Hymn II: Pan Is Our All.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/304/.

Chicago

Jonson, Ben. “Hymn II: Pan Is Our All.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/304/.

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