Ovid's Metamorphoses, In Fifteen Books.

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BOOK the FIRST. By Mr. DRYDEN. THE Creation of the World. Page 1 The Golden Age. 5 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 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 Leucothoë 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. Page. THE Story of Nisus and Scylla, by Mr. Croxall. 1 The Labyrinth, by the same Hand. 8 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 Propcetides, 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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