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Representing some more obvious Passages in Author:Ovid relating to, and , which carry a resemblance to the foregoing Poem.

allots only one Verse to Leander's Invocation of Boreas, which verse has been before criticiz'd, Ovid in his usual vein of Amplification treats us with the Address itself. The lines are beautiful.

The conduct of both the Poets merits attention. The conciseness of Musæus is well adapted to the situation of Leander, who was swimming—The more diffus'd stile of Ovid is equally fitted to Leander, while he continued on the Shore.