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SICILY AND MALTA. i57
the better for it.—But observing the figure
of St. Anthony, he would exclaim with
astonishment.—But what do I behold! —
Jupiter, the sovereign of gods and men,
with a ragged cloak over his shoulders!
What a humiliating speclacle ! Well do I
remember, with what awe we bent before
that once respeclable image. But wh it has
become of the thunderbolt, which he held
in his hand to chanise the world; and what
is that he has got in its place ? His con-
ductor would tell him, that it was only a
piece of rope, with knots upon it, to chas-
tise himself; adding, that he was now
doing penance for his long usurpation;
and that the thunder had long ago been
put into better hands.—However, he would
soon find, that even these saints sometimes
change their names, according to the en-
thusiastic caprice of the people; and from
this versatility, he would nill be in hopes,
in process of time, to see his friend Jupiter
re-assume his bolt and his dignity,
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the better for it.—But observing the figure
of St. Anthony, he would exclaim with
astonishment.—But what do I behold! —
Jupiter, the sovereign of gods and men,
with a ragged cloak over his shoulders!
What a humiliating speclacle ! Well do I
remember, with what awe we bent before
that once respeclable image. But wh it has
become of the thunderbolt, which he held
in his hand to chanise the world; and what
is that he has got in its place ? His con-
ductor would tell him, that it was only a
piece of rope, with knots upon it, to chas-
tise himself; adding, that he was now
doing penance for his long usurpation;
and that the thunder had long ago been
put into better hands.—However, he would
soon find, that even these saints sometimes
change their names, according to the en-
thusiastic caprice of the people; and from
this versatility, he would nill be in hopes,
in process of time, to see his friend Jupiter
re-assume his bolt and his dignity,
Do