Metamorphoses (tr. Garth, Dryden, et al.)
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OVID's
METAMORPHOSES,
In Fifteen Books.
Translated by
Mr. Dryden. | Mr. Rowe | ||
Mr. Addison. | Mr. Pope. | ||
Dr. Garth. | Mr. Gay. | ||
Mr. Mainwaring. | Mr. Eusden. | ||
Mr. Congreve. | Mr. Croxall. |
And other Eminent Hands.
Publish'd by Sir Samuel Garth, M.D.
Adorn’d with Sculptures.
Volume the First.
DUBLIN:
Printed by S. Powell, for G. Risk,
G. Ewing and W. Smith, Booksellers,
in Dame's-street, M DCC XXVII.
OVID's
METAMORPHOSES,
IN
Fifteen Books.
Translated by the most Eminent Hands.
Adorn’d with Sculptures.
VOLUME the SECOND.
The Third Edition.
DUBLIN:
Printed by S. Powell, for G. Risk,
G. Ewing, and W. Smith,
in Dame's-street, Mdccxxvii.
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- Dedication, by Sir Samuel Garth
- Preface, by Sir Samuel Garth
CONTENTS.
BOOK the FIRST. | ||
By Mr. Dryden. |
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The Silver Age. | 6 | |
The Brazen Age. | ibid. | |
The Iron Age. | ibid. | |
The Giants War. | 7 | |
The Transformation of Daphne into a Lawrel. | 19 | |
The Transformation of Io into a Heyfar. | 24 | |
The Eyes of Argus transform'd into a Peacock's Train. | 28 | |
The Transformation of Syrinx into Reeds. | 29 | |
BOOK the SECOND. | ||
By Mr. Addison. | ||
The Story of Phæton. | 35 | |
Phæton's Sisters transform'd into Trees. | 46 | |
The Transformation of Cycnus into a Swan. | 48 | |
The Story of Calisto. | 49 | |
The Story of Coronis, and Birth of Æsculapius. | 54 | |
Ocyrrhoe transform'd to a Mare. | 58 | |
The Transformation of Battus to a Touchstone. | 60 | |
The Story of Aglauros, transform'd into a Statue. | 61 | |
Europa's Rape. | 65 | |
BOOK the THIRD. | ||
By Mr. Addison. | ||
The Story of Cadmus. | 69 | |
The Transformation of Actæon into a Stag. | 75 | |
The Birth of Bacchus. | 78 | |
The Transformation of Tiresias. | 81 | |
The Transformation of Echo. | 82 | |
The Story of Narcissus. | 84 | |
The Story of Pentheus. | 87 | |
The Mariners transform'd to Dolphins. | 89 | |
The Death of Pentheus. | 94 | |
BOOK the FOURTH. | ||
The Story of Alcithöe and her sisters, by Mr. Eusden. | 97 | |
The Story of Pyramus and Thisbe, by the same Hand. | 100 | |
The Story of Leucothöe and the Sun, by the same Hand. | 105 | |
The Transformation of Clytie, by the same Hand. | 109 | |
The Story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, by Mr. Addison. | 110 | |
Alcithöe and her Sisters transform'd to Bats, by Mr. Eusden. | 114 | |
The Transformation of Ino and Melicerta to Sea Gods, by the same Hand. | 115 | |
The Transformation of the Theban Matrons by the same Hand. | 121 | |
Cadmus and his Queen transform'd to Serpents, by the same Hand. | ibid. | |
The Story of Perseus, by the same Hand. | 123 | |
Atlas transform'd to a Mountain, by the same Hand. | 124 | |
Andromeda, rescu'd from the Sea Monster, by the same Hand. | 126 | |
The Story of Medusa's Head, by the same Hand. | 130 | |
BOOK the FIFTH. | ||
By Arthur Mainwaring. | ||
The Story of Perseus continu'd. | 133 | |
Minerva's Interview with the Muses. | 144 | |
The Fate of Pireneus. | 145 | |
The Story of the Pierides. | 147 | |
The Song of the Pierides. | 148 | |
The Song of the Muses. | 149 | |
The Rape of Proserpine. | 151 | |
Cyane dissolves to a Fountain. | 152 | |
A Boy transform'd to an Eft. | 153 | |
The Transformation of Ascalaphus into an owl. | 157 | |
The Daughters of Achelous transform'd to Syrens. | 158 | |
The Story of Arethusa. | 159 | |
The Transformation of Lyncus. | 162 | |
The Pierides transform'd to Magpies. | 163 | |
BOOK the SIXTH. | ||
By Mr. Croxall | ||
The Transformation of Arachne into a Spider. | 165 | |
The Story of Niobe. | 171 | |
The Transformation of Niobe. | 178 | |
The Peasants of Lycia transform'd to Frogs. | ibid. | |
The Fate of Marcyas. | 181 | |
The Story of Pelops. | 182 | |
The Story of Tereus, Procne, and Philomela. | ibid. | |
Boreas in Love. | 196 | |
BOOK the SEVENTH. | ||
The Story of Medea and Jason, by Mr. Tate. | 199 | |
The Dragons Teeth, transform'd to Men, by the same Hand. | 203 | |
Old Æson restor'd to Youth, by the same Hand. | 206 | |
The Death of Pelias, by the same Hand. | 212 | |
The Story of Ægeus, by the same Hand. | 217 | |
The Story of Ants chang'd to Men, by Mr. Stonestreet. | 222 | |
The Story of Cephalus and Procris, by Mr. Tate. | 228 | |
BOOK the EIGHTH. | ||
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The Story of Dædalus and Icarus, by the same Hand. | 9 | |
The Story of Meleager and Atalanta, by Mr. Dryden. | 13 | |
The Transformation of the Naiads, by Mr. Vernon. | 24 | |
Perimele turn'd into an Island, by the same Hand. | 27 | |
The Story of Baucis and Philemon, by Mr. Dryden. | 28 | |
The Changes of Proteus, by Mr. Vernon. | 33 | |
The Story of Erisichthon, by the same Hand. | 34 | |
The Description of Famine, by the same Hand. | 36 | |
The Transformation of Erisichthon's Daughter, by the same Hand. | 39 | |
BOOK the NINTH. | ||
The Story of Achelous and Hercules, by Mr. Gay. | 43 | |
The Death of Nessus the Centaur, by the same Hand. | 47 | |
The Death of Hercules, by the same Hand. | 48 | |
The Transformation of Lichas into a Rock, by the same Hand. | 51 | |
The Apotheosis of Hercules, by the same Hand. | 52 | |
The Transformation of Galanthis, by the same Hand. | 53 | |
The Fable of Dryope, by Mr. Pope. | 55 | |
Iolaus restor'd to Youth, by Mr. Gay. | 58 | |
The Prophecy of Themis, by the same Hand. | 59 | |
The Debate of the Gods, by the same Hand. | ibid. | |
The Passion of Biblis, by Stephen Harvey, Esq; | 61 | |
The Fable of Iphis and Ianthe, by Mr. Dryden. | 67 | |
BOOK the TENTH. | ||
The Story of Orpheus and Eurydice, by Mr. Congreve. | 75 | |
The Fable of Cyparissus, by the same Hand. | 80 | |
———Continu'd by Mr. Croxall. | 82 | |
Hyacinthus transform'd into a Flower, by Mr. Ozel. | 83 | |
The Transformations of the Cerastæ and Propœtides, by the same Hand | 85 | |
The Story of Pygmalion and the Statue, by Mr. Dryden. | 86 | |
The Story of Cinyras and Myrrha, by the same Hand. | 89 | |
The Story of Venus and Adonis, by Mr. Eusden. | 100 | |
BOOK the ELEVENTH. | ||
The Death of Orpheus, by Mr. Croxall. | 111 | |
The Thracian Women transform'd to Trees, by the same Hand. | 114 | |
The Fable of Midas, by the same Hand. | 115 | |
The Building of Troy, by the same Hand. | 120 | |
The Story of Thetis and Peleus, &c, by the same Hand. | 121 | |
The Transformation of Dædalion, by the same Hand. | 123 | |
A Wolf turn'd into Marble, by the same Hand. | 126 | |
The Story of Ceyx and Alcyone, by Mr. Dryden. | 128 | |
The House of Sleep, by the same Hand. | 136 | |
Æsacus transform'd into a Cormorant, by the same Hand. | 142 | |
BOOK the TWELFTH. By Mr. Dryden. | ||
The Trojan War. | 145 | |
The House of Fame. | 147 | |
The Story of Cygnus. | 148 | |
The Story of Cæneus. | 152 | |
The Skirmish between the Centaurs and Lapithites. | 154 | |
The Story of Cyllarus and Hilonome. | 160 | |
Cæneus transform'd to an Eagle. | 163 | |
The Fate of Periclymenos. | 166 | |
The Death of Achilles. | 168 | |
BOOK the THIRTEENTH. | ||
The Speeches of Ajax and Ulysses, by Mr. Dryden. | 171 | |
The Death of Ajax by the same Hand. | 188 | |
The Story of Polyxena and Hecuba, by Mr. Temple Stanyan. | 189 | |
The Funeral of Memnon, by Mr. Croxall. | 195 | |
The Voyage of Æneas, by Mr. Catcot. | 198 | |
The Story of Acis, Polyphemus and Galatea, by Mr. Dryden. | 203 | |
The Story of Glaucus and Scylla, by Mr. Rowe. | 210 | |
BOOK the FOURTEENTH. By Sir Samuel Garth, M. D. | ||
The Transformation of Scylla. | 215 | |
The Voyage of Æneas continu'd. | 217 | |
The Transformation of the Cercopians into Apes. | 218 | |
Æneas descends to Hell. | ibid. | |
The Story of the Sibyll. | 219 | |
The Adventures of Achæmenides. | 220 | |
The Adventures of Macareus. | 221 | |
The Enchantments of Circe. | 222 | |
The Story of Picus and Canens. | 223 | |
Æneas arrives in Italy. | 226 | |
The Adventures of Diomedes. | 227 | |
The Transformation of Appulus. | 228 | |
The Trojan Ships transform'd to Sea-Nymphs. | 229 | |
The Deification of Æneas. | 231 | |
The Line of the Latian Kings. | 232 | |
The Story of Vertumnus and Pomona. | ibid. | |
The Story of Iphis and Anaxarete. | 235 | |
The Latian Line continu'd. | 236 | |
The Assumption of Romulus. | 238 | |
The Assumption of Hersillia. | ibid. | |
BOOK the FIFTEENTH. | ||
The Pythagorean Philosophy, by Mr. Dryden. | 242 | |
The Story of Hippolytus, by Mr. Catcott. | 262 | |
Egeria transform'd to a Fountain, by the same Hand. | 264 | |
The Story of Cippus, by Sir Samuel Garth. | 265 | |
The Occasion of Esculapius being brought to Rome, by Mr. Welsted. | 267 | |
The Deification of Julius Cæsar, by the same Hand. | 272 | |
The Reign of Augustus, in which Ovid flourish'd, by the same Hand. | 276 | |
The Poet concludes, by the same Hand. | 277 |
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