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OVID's
METAMORPHOSES.
BOOK VI.
Translated by Mr. Croxall.
The Transformation of Arachne into a
Spider.
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ALLAS, attending to the Muse's Song,
Approv'd the just Resentment of their Wrong;
And thus reflects; while tamely I commend
Those who their injur'd Deities defend,
My own Divinity affronted stands,
And calls aloud for Justice at my Hands;
Then takes the Hint, asham'd to lag behind,
And on Arachné bends her vengeful Mind;
One at the Loom so excellently skill'd,
That to the Goddess she refus'd to yield.
Low
