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72 P.OVIDII METAMOR- P. OVID'S METAMOR-
Quantojplendidior,quam cetera fidera,fu!get As Lucifer cxcells the meaneft Star,
Lucifer quanto te, Lucifer, dure a Phoebe; Or, as the full-orb'd Phoebe Lucifer >
'Tanto virginibus praeftantior omnibus Herfe So much did Herfe all the reft outvy,
Ibat : eratque decus pompae , comitumque And gave a Grace to the Solemnity.
faarurn. 725 Herms was as in the clouds he hung.
Obftupuitformajove natus: & aethere pendens Sq ^ cold ^ ^ ^ ^
yVcw /few exaruti quam cum bakarica plum" _ „ , . . .. ,
■j J i 1 Balearick Engines mounts on high,
bum
-c j • •+ 1 + -n j cr> • j r-s. j Glows in the Whirl, and burns along the Sky.
tunda jacit.volat illud,oincandecit eundo, & ;
rv / / v ri i t ■ ■ u ■ At length he pitch'd upon the Ground,and (how'd
Et quos non habuit ,jub nubibus wvenit, ignes. & r r uiuunu^mu mow
Vertit iter i coeloque petit diverfa relitto: 730 The Form Divine> the Features of * God.
dijfimulat: tanta eft fiducia formae. He knew their Vertue o'er a Female Heart,
Quae quamquam jufta eft; cur a tamen ad- And yet he ftrives to better them by Art.
jwvat illam: He hangs his Mantle loofe, and fets to {how
Permulcetque comas, chlamydemque, ut pen- The golden Edging on the Seam below;
deat apte, Adjufts his flowing Curls, and in his Hand
Collocat: ut limbus, totumque adpareat au- WaveSj witn an Air, the Sleep-procuring Wand;
rum
The glitt'ring Sandals to his Feet applies,
Ut teres in dextra, qua omnos ducit & ar~ . , , TT , , „ «4 .
1 J And to each Heel the well trim d Pmion ties.
cet, 735
Tr /v r v His Ornaments with niceft Art display a,
Virga fit: ut terjis mteant talana plantis. r 1 5
Pars fecreta domus ebore & teftudine cultos He feeks th' Apartment of the Royal Maid.
Tres habuit th alamo s, quorum tu, Pandro- The Roof was all with poliih'd Iv'ry lin'd,
fo, dextrum, That, richly mix'd, in Clouds of Tortoife {hin'd.
Aglauros laevum, medium poffederat Herfe. Three Rooms, contiguous, in a Range were plac'd,
Quae tenuit laevum venientem prima not a- The Midmoft by the beauteous Herfe grac'd;
pt 740 Her Virgin Sifters lodg'd on either Side.
Mercurium: nomenque Dei fcitarier aufa eft, Agiamos firft tn' approaching God defend 5
Et cauffam advent us. cui fic re fpondit Atlantis A , , r,, , „, . . ,T
JJ „ r J Jr. . ^ And, as he crols d her Chamber, ask d his Name,
Pleionesque nepos : Ego Jum,qmjuf]aper auras ■ * . _ r
rr r • **'1 * a 7; iX.v. And what his Bulinels was, and whence he came
Verba patrisporto. pater eft mwi juppiter tpfe: tlUUU
Necfingam cauffas. tu tantum fida forori 745 » 1 come> ^P1^ the God^ &om- Heav'n, to woo
Effe velis, prolisque meae matertera dici. 3> Your Sifter, and to make an Aunt of you j
Herfe cauffa viae, faveas oramus amanti. 33 \ am the Son and Meflfenger of Jove,
Adfpicit hunc oculis isdem, quibus abdita nuper ^ My Name is M , m&y Bus-nefs Love.
Viderat A'dauros Ra-vae fecreta JVLiner'vae: _ , . , _ rI ,
„ % * < ■ n ■ 1 ■ » Doyou, kind Damlel, take a Lover's Part,
Proque minifterio magm fwi ponderis au-
mm » And gain Admittance to your Sifter's Heart.
Poftulat. interea teclis excedere cogit. She ftar'd him in the Face with Looks amaz'd,
Vertit ad hanc torvi Dea bellica luminis or- As when Ihe on Minerva s Secret gaz'd,
^em > And asks a mighty Treafure for her Hire,
Et tamo ftmtm traxit fuspiria motu, Ani> m he brf k> ^ the God rctirei
Ut par iter pectus , pofitamque in peStore ■
r . J 1 The warlike Pallas, with an angry Look,
forti ° 1
Aegida concuteret. fubit, hanc arcana pro- °bferv'd, and Storms of mighty Paffion ihook
ftana jsjef Her (welling Breaftjfhe dalh'd her Gorgoris Shield,
Detexiffe manu turn , cum fine matre crea- And all around with dismal Horror fill'd:
tam Enrag'd Ihe law her now, (whofe impious Hands,
Lemnicolae ftirpem contra data foederavidit: ^r1,/r,Lj- ^> j
_ ~r\ r r To lee the Moniter her divine Commands
Lt qratamque Deo fore jam, gratamque /0-
rQrt . Had trefpafs'd lately) now to Wealth pretend ,
Et ditem fumto ,quodavara popofcerit } auro. To Ple^c a God^ and be her Slfter's Friend-
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Quantojplendidior,quam cetera fidera,fu!get As Lucifer cxcells the meaneft Star,
Lucifer quanto te, Lucifer, dure a Phoebe; Or, as the full-orb'd Phoebe Lucifer >
'Tanto virginibus praeftantior omnibus Herfe So much did Herfe all the reft outvy,
Ibat : eratque decus pompae , comitumque And gave a Grace to the Solemnity.
faarurn. 725 Herms was as in the clouds he hung.
Obftupuitformajove natus: & aethere pendens Sq ^ cold ^ ^ ^ ^
yVcw /few exaruti quam cum bakarica plum" _ „ , . . .. ,
■j J i 1 Balearick Engines mounts on high,
bum
-c j • •+ 1 + -n j cr> • j r-s. j Glows in the Whirl, and burns along the Sky.
tunda jacit.volat illud,oincandecit eundo, & ;
rv / / v ri i t ■ ■ u ■ At length he pitch'd upon the Ground,and (how'd
Et quos non habuit ,jub nubibus wvenit, ignes. & r r uiuunu^mu mow
Vertit iter i coeloque petit diverfa relitto: 730 The Form Divine> the Features of * God.
dijfimulat: tanta eft fiducia formae. He knew their Vertue o'er a Female Heart,
Quae quamquam jufta eft; cur a tamen ad- And yet he ftrives to better them by Art.
jwvat illam: He hangs his Mantle loofe, and fets to {how
Permulcetque comas, chlamydemque, ut pen- The golden Edging on the Seam below;
deat apte, Adjufts his flowing Curls, and in his Hand
Collocat: ut limbus, totumque adpareat au- WaveSj witn an Air, the Sleep-procuring Wand;
rum
The glitt'ring Sandals to his Feet applies,
Ut teres in dextra, qua omnos ducit & ar~ . , , TT , , „ «4 .
1 J And to each Heel the well trim d Pmion ties.
cet, 735
Tr /v r v His Ornaments with niceft Art display a,
Virga fit: ut terjis mteant talana plantis. r 1 5
Pars fecreta domus ebore & teftudine cultos He feeks th' Apartment of the Royal Maid.
Tres habuit th alamo s, quorum tu, Pandro- The Roof was all with poliih'd Iv'ry lin'd,
fo, dextrum, That, richly mix'd, in Clouds of Tortoife {hin'd.
Aglauros laevum, medium poffederat Herfe. Three Rooms, contiguous, in a Range were plac'd,
Quae tenuit laevum venientem prima not a- The Midmoft by the beauteous Herfe grac'd;
pt 740 Her Virgin Sifters lodg'd on either Side.
Mercurium: nomenque Dei fcitarier aufa eft, Agiamos firft tn' approaching God defend 5
Et cauffam advent us. cui fic re fpondit Atlantis A , , r,, , „, . . ,T
JJ „ r J Jr. . ^ And, as he crols d her Chamber, ask d his Name,
Pleionesque nepos : Ego Jum,qmjuf]aper auras ■ * . _ r
rr r • **'1 * a 7; iX.v. And what his Bulinels was, and whence he came
Verba patrisporto. pater eft mwi juppiter tpfe: tlUUU
Necfingam cauffas. tu tantum fida forori 745 » 1 come> ^P1^ the God^ &om- Heav'n, to woo
Effe velis, prolisque meae matertera dici. 3> Your Sifter, and to make an Aunt of you j
Herfe cauffa viae, faveas oramus amanti. 33 \ am the Son and Meflfenger of Jove,
Adfpicit hunc oculis isdem, quibus abdita nuper ^ My Name is M , m&y Bus-nefs Love.
Viderat A'dauros Ra-vae fecreta JVLiner'vae: _ , . , _ rI ,
„ % * < ■ n ■ 1 ■ » Doyou, kind Damlel, take a Lover's Part,
Proque minifterio magm fwi ponderis au-
mm » And gain Admittance to your Sifter's Heart.
Poftulat. interea teclis excedere cogit. She ftar'd him in the Face with Looks amaz'd,
Vertit ad hanc torvi Dea bellica luminis or- As when Ihe on Minerva s Secret gaz'd,
^em > And asks a mighty Treafure for her Hire,
Et tamo ftmtm traxit fuspiria motu, Ani> m he brf k> ^ the God rctirei
Ut par iter pectus , pofitamque in peStore ■
r . J 1 The warlike Pallas, with an angry Look,
forti ° 1
Aegida concuteret. fubit, hanc arcana pro- °bferv'd, and Storms of mighty Paffion ihook
ftana jsjef Her (welling Breaftjfhe dalh'd her Gorgoris Shield,
Detexiffe manu turn , cum fine matre crea- And all around with dismal Horror fill'd:
tam Enrag'd Ihe law her now, (whofe impious Hands,
Lemnicolae ftirpem contra data foederavidit: ^r1,/r,Lj- ^> j
_ ~r\ r r To lee the Moniter her divine Commands
Lt qratamque Deo fore jam, gratamque /0-
rQrt . Had trefpafs'd lately) now to Wealth pretend ,
Et ditem fumto ,quodavara popofcerit } auro. To Ple^c a God^ and be her Slfter's Friend-
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