Ovidius Naso, Publius; Banier, Antoine [Comm.]; Picart, Bernard [Ill.]: Ovid's Metamorphoses In Latin And English: [Two Volumes] (Band 1) (Amsterdam, 1732)

P.OVIDII NASONIS

METAMORPHOSEON

LIBER QUARTUS.

Fab. Ij II, III, and IV. The Death of Pyramus

and Thisbe.

THE ARGUMENT.

The Daughters of Mineus, inftead of celebrating the Feaft of Bacchus,
apply themlelves to their Work during the Ceremonies ; and, amongft
feveral Hiftories which they relate to pafs away the time, divert themfelves
with the Adventures of Pyramus and Thisbe. Thofe Lovers appointed to
meet without the Walls of Babylon: Thisbe arrived firft,but at the fight
of a Lyonnefs run to hide herfelf in a Cave, and dropt her Scarf in the
Fright: Pyramus came foon after, where, finding his Miftrefs's Scarf all
bloody, and thereupon believing her Dead, he killed himfelfwith his own

Sword.