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P.OVIDII METAMOR-
P. OVID'S METAMOR-
Sword. WhenThisbe returned from the Cave and faw Pyramus in that Con-
dition, fhelikewile plunged the fame fatal Weapon into her own Breaft.
T non Alcithoe Mi-
nyeias orgia cenfet
Accipienda Dei: fed
adhuc temeraria
Bacchum
Progeniem negat ejfe
Jo<vis : Jociasque
forores
Impietatis habet. fefium celebrare facerdos,
Immunes operum dominas, famulasque fuo-
Et ftill Alcithoe perverfe
remains ,
And Bacchus ftill, and
all his Rites difdains.
Too rafh, and madly
bold, {he bids him
prove
Himtelf a God,nor owns
the Son of Jove.
Her Sifters too unanimous agree ,
Faithful Affociates in Impiety.
Be this a folcmn Feaft, the Prieft had (aid,
Pcttora pile tegi, crmales fohere vittas, Be, with each Miftrets, unemploy'd each Maid.
Serta coma, manibus frondentes fumere thjrfos, With Skins of Beafts your tender Limbs enclofe,
And with an Ivy-Crown adorn your Brows.
The leafy Thyrfus high in Triumph bear,
And give your Locks to wanton in the Air.
Thefe Rites profan'd, the holy Seer forelliow'd
A mourning People, and a vengeful God.
Matrons, and pious Wives Obedience fhow,
Diftaffs, and Wool, half-fpun, away they throw :
Then Incenfe burn, and, Bacchus, thee adore,
Or lov'ft thou Nyfeus, or Lyaus more?
Additur his Nyfeus, indetonfuscjue Thyoneus, 0\ doubly got, 0\ doubly born, they fung,
Jit cum Lenaeo genialis confitor wvae, Thou mighty £ra»«/j,hail,from Lightning fprung!
Nyttelwsque, Eleleusque parens} & Idcchus, Hail , Thyonl Eleleusl each Name is dune:
& Evan : 15 Or liften Parent of the genial Vine !
Et quae praeterea per Grajas plurima gentes Idcchus! Evan! loudly they repeat,
Nomina, Liber, habes. tibi enim conjumta And not one Grecian Attribute forget,
Which to thy Praife, Great Deity, belong,
Stil'd juftly Liber in the Roman Song.
Eternity of Youth is thine! enjoy
Years roul'd on Years, yet ftill a blooming Boy*
In Heav'n thou flrin'ft with a fuperior Grace
Conceal thy Horns, and 'tis a Virgin's Face.
Thou taught'ft the tawny Indian to obey,
And Ganges, fmoothly flowing, own'd thy Sway.
rum,
Jujferat: & faevam laefi fore numinis iram
Vatic in atuserat. parent matresque nurusque,-
Telasque, calatbosque , infettaque penfa re-
ponunt:
^uraque dant : Bacchumque vocant
miumque, Lyaeumque,
Ignigenamque, fatumque iterum
bimatrem.
io
Bro-
ue
jwventas.
^upuer aeternus, tu formofiffmus alto
Confpiceris coelo: tibi, cum fine cornibus ad-
fas,
Virgineum caput ef: Oriens tibi vitfus, ad
usque 20
Decolor extremo qua tinguitur India Gange.
Pentheatu, wnerande, bipenniferumque Ly- Lycurgus" Pentheus, equally profane,
curgum ^ By thy juft Vengeance equally were (lain.
Sacrilegos mafias : Tyrrhenaque mittis in By thee the Tufeans, who confpir'd to keep
aequor Thee Captive, plung'd, and cut with Finns the Deep
Corpora, tu bijugum piffis infgnia frenis With painted Reins, all-glitt'ring from afar,
Colla premis Lyncum: Bacchae Satyrique fe- The fpotted Lynxes proudly draw thy Car.
quuntur ' 2^ Around, the Baccha, and the Satyrs throng;
Quique fenex ferula titubantes ebrius artus Behind > Siknusr \ drun^ 'r IaSs flo,w alonS:
r /z- * cvst»* j r ^ 1 m On his dull Ais he nods from Side to Side.
Subnet,- &pando non former haeret afello. ^ , m l \c c ■, *
J 1 - » - ... i. Forbears to tall, yet halt torgets to ride.
Quacumquemgrefcns; clamorjuvend.stf una ^ ^ , ^ Approach, Applaufes loud
Femmeae -voces, tmpulfaque tjmpana palmis, Are Wlth Yellings of thc Fema]e Crowd
Concavaque aerajonant, longoque foramme Timbrels, and Bo^en Pipes, wirh mingled Cries,
buxus. 30 Swell up in Sounds confus'd, and rend the Skies.
Pacatus mitisque, rogant Ismenides, adfis: Come, Bacchus, come propitious, all implore,
Jujfaque facra colunt. folae Minyeides intus, And acl; thy {acred Orgies o'er and o'er.
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P.OVIDII METAMOR-
P. OVID'S METAMOR-
Sword. WhenThisbe returned from the Cave and faw Pyramus in that Con-
dition, fhelikewile plunged the fame fatal Weapon into her own Breaft.
T non Alcithoe Mi-
nyeias orgia cenfet
Accipienda Dei: fed
adhuc temeraria
Bacchum
Progeniem negat ejfe
Jo<vis : Jociasque
forores
Impietatis habet. fefium celebrare facerdos,
Immunes operum dominas, famulasque fuo-
Et ftill Alcithoe perverfe
remains ,
And Bacchus ftill, and
all his Rites difdains.
Too rafh, and madly
bold, {he bids him
prove
Himtelf a God,nor owns
the Son of Jove.
Her Sifters too unanimous agree ,
Faithful Affociates in Impiety.
Be this a folcmn Feaft, the Prieft had (aid,
Pcttora pile tegi, crmales fohere vittas, Be, with each Miftrets, unemploy'd each Maid.
Serta coma, manibus frondentes fumere thjrfos, With Skins of Beafts your tender Limbs enclofe,
And with an Ivy-Crown adorn your Brows.
The leafy Thyrfus high in Triumph bear,
And give your Locks to wanton in the Air.
Thefe Rites profan'd, the holy Seer forelliow'd
A mourning People, and a vengeful God.
Matrons, and pious Wives Obedience fhow,
Diftaffs, and Wool, half-fpun, away they throw :
Then Incenfe burn, and, Bacchus, thee adore,
Or lov'ft thou Nyfeus, or Lyaus more?
Additur his Nyfeus, indetonfuscjue Thyoneus, 0\ doubly got, 0\ doubly born, they fung,
Jit cum Lenaeo genialis confitor wvae, Thou mighty £ra»«/j,hail,from Lightning fprung!
Nyttelwsque, Eleleusque parens} & Idcchus, Hail , Thyonl Eleleusl each Name is dune:
& Evan : 15 Or liften Parent of the genial Vine !
Et quae praeterea per Grajas plurima gentes Idcchus! Evan! loudly they repeat,
Nomina, Liber, habes. tibi enim conjumta And not one Grecian Attribute forget,
Which to thy Praife, Great Deity, belong,
Stil'd juftly Liber in the Roman Song.
Eternity of Youth is thine! enjoy
Years roul'd on Years, yet ftill a blooming Boy*
In Heav'n thou flrin'ft with a fuperior Grace
Conceal thy Horns, and 'tis a Virgin's Face.
Thou taught'ft the tawny Indian to obey,
And Ganges, fmoothly flowing, own'd thy Sway.
rum,
Jujferat: & faevam laefi fore numinis iram
Vatic in atuserat. parent matresque nurusque,-
Telasque, calatbosque , infettaque penfa re-
ponunt:
^uraque dant : Bacchumque vocant
miumque, Lyaeumque,
Ignigenamque, fatumque iterum
bimatrem.
io
Bro-
ue
jwventas.
^upuer aeternus, tu formofiffmus alto
Confpiceris coelo: tibi, cum fine cornibus ad-
fas,
Virgineum caput ef: Oriens tibi vitfus, ad
usque 20
Decolor extremo qua tinguitur India Gange.
Pentheatu, wnerande, bipenniferumque Ly- Lycurgus" Pentheus, equally profane,
curgum ^ By thy juft Vengeance equally were (lain.
Sacrilegos mafias : Tyrrhenaque mittis in By thee the Tufeans, who confpir'd to keep
aequor Thee Captive, plung'd, and cut with Finns the Deep
Corpora, tu bijugum piffis infgnia frenis With painted Reins, all-glitt'ring from afar,
Colla premis Lyncum: Bacchae Satyrique fe- The fpotted Lynxes proudly draw thy Car.
quuntur ' 2^ Around, the Baccha, and the Satyrs throng;
Quique fenex ferula titubantes ebrius artus Behind > Siknusr \ drun^ 'r IaSs flo,w alonS:
r /z- * cvst»* j r ^ 1 m On his dull Ais he nods from Side to Side.
Subnet,- &pando non former haeret afello. ^ , m l \c c ■, *
J 1 - » - ... i. Forbears to tall, yet halt torgets to ride.
Quacumquemgrefcns; clamorjuvend.stf una ^ ^ , ^ Approach, Applaufes loud
Femmeae -voces, tmpulfaque tjmpana palmis, Are Wlth Yellings of thc Fema]e Crowd
Concavaque aerajonant, longoque foramme Timbrels, and Bo^en Pipes, wirh mingled Cries,
buxus. 30 Swell up in Sounds confus'd, and rend the Skies.
Pacatus mitisque, rogant Ismenides, adfis: Come, Bacchus, come propitious, all implore,
Jujfaque facra colunt. folae Minyeides intus, And acl; thy {acred Orgies o'er and o'er.
Intern- But