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xx last that of a Snake; the Heroe smiles in Contempt.

Ovid never excells himself so much, as when he takes Occasion to touch upon the Passion of Love; all Hearts are in a manner sensible of the same Emotions; and, like Instruments tun'd Unisons, if a String of any one of them be struck, the rest, by consent, vibrate.

Procris is jealous of Cephalus; she endeavours to be confirm'd in her Fears, but hopes the contrary,

The next is not less natural,

Biblis is in love with Caunus. The Struggle is betwixt her unlawful Flame, and her Honour.

She's all Confusion at the Thoughts of discovering her Passion

She attempts to write,

Incipit & dubitat: scribit, damnatque tabellas, Et notat, & delet: mutat, culpatque probatque.

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