, 1875-01-17

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Ainsrvas vengeance nay oa ts4Jsds
II you with application nlees,
For pzrdun, hu1utly her eAtraak
As nhe Is mercifuI, u W.se,
And seck for tayor in her eyes.n
With arge. flushed, sha busy maid
The aged counselor surveyed.
Keep for your daughters J0lr ady1ce,-
Ei1 no: make tho s4criace;
Assured a1n whereof speak:
Deem NOT Arachne yet 10 WAX
A4 to foreSo her welk-won fAms,
And ILIter, though goddess 1laruel
My former challenge re ,elt,- ..
6.Il with Minerva Wuulti oalpete3
Il Ato the Issue dare abide,
70 ysnquish her will ha my pridaIS
Araclus,s 1!rinR thua expressed,
Behold! Minerva stands confessed!
Vanished the gutse that late concealed
Hee awtal presence x:oud revealed
Tbs nJmpus ID homage lowiJ tent,
Aud bowel their he1ds III wouda.msatx
Al full On their xstoulsiatl view -,
TIss 2we-fnspiriug {sueI:sA gIew-
Ar Achne, on.y. ulsaiaMayel,
Cali1ly 1eheld tne radiant m1td.
Ills true, u1osnEnsary httah
Spread Ger 4er c4atl;s tsx tipJin4 4ush;
Bat pallos soon tho conquest gained,
Ard planched the cheek4 - Lately stained.
But, firmly, in del nj mood,
Tna uureleuting arts. a!o1l,-
With vain ce1l8elt Of her OWL skin.
Rushed On her rfate,-1resuEl .suons attQ!
AlVlte M1nergz gave no MGTf1
All further parieylny f1rti,orf,
Quith tn the CONTEST they Vrocoe1,- --t
1uLuo1tzFI Vies WITH 1aprt1l3 SEeo33
Each one with ears her loom irspacta,
EI:h one tho web ard beam coauectB:
Then forward, backward. in their sEeed,
:TAa shutues t4sh along t1a real,
Whose teeth Pick ~ tho .arc.ta they Ie17c,
And wool and warp together weave.
: Cniup.et and sods the w5n@ ezthnalv =.
Whilst diverse hues toJci1cr bla-a.
The Tyrtan purpls's brilitIns d3e' ~'~ ~-'"-~ -.
With o.Ee1 cul0ra joined, the 80
Doth babe, ~ it socks TO Ind
Tae point xteru sb~da With Eh.de combined;
= As, wien the Low Its arsh 9Stsil:la
And o:er the Garth il beasity :eada,
Comn:tn9hng husa til AvauiE aicrn So
With tiala Of avsniEs, blEaa of :c5Tn.-'
The sun -uaIns, Viii b The eauxs.-l r=:tect&
Seem Qua where Lalny iute1se@t,
Bat, viewed aio.f; tLcv rszl;1Sar
In various huc3, DISTINCT 1.:tt c.t1c.. c..-: =.
Wor.ay her kklll tue so=na IL. @onxxh;,
r atiosn he7 work AiHa-v. usuu..as .:~-
Upon a-r wei, q f...::....!!.t yi+1,
With ali tho witnesses thessss,
Ut tAe great contelt when Ele Wed E-:,
With Neptune, and his s1Il daand.
Thurs iA the ulid.t, in awful st4te, - -
ply,api4n Joyd IN grandeur sata; ,:..~: ~
And ty ILL kida TITS goddesa-1uSso, ~.-..t-st, =
GEeas juno, sas IN aoitmn n!eA.
Neptune, tie ruler of tho wave, -.,c - *;.':s
Witt shaggy locks and Asteot 4rayc,
Wie;sled l41s potent trident ne,i, "a
AMI seemed ~ h1ye era!tteu Just before. -~~
Tns yielIn: Garth. Frolu cn.sIn d.tp
SrtaLg furtn horse in bounding le4p,-
0isdaut sgraug,-o living pro1f 80
CT Sep;uno's sk;il for man'1 behoos.
With helmet ton,r ring DER her head, - ~:
Minerva moved With marttxl Toad :
Guarding her brezGt, tho 4E1i1 hllkal. ;~r.
I4uming all her hands had raised
a circle bright tile pugaa1t giaame<I,-- g.. i.
Not rHal lie, though such it GeetHct1l !. .
The margins Of her web sao gzace1
With Incidents atlgoisly placed -; ;.
70 mark tina Ire tho 9o<ls dispiay =. :. - 81
'Gainst mortals bold who DIRE ESSAY 4, a..
Fer with ImmoEtala to contend,
Or seeI thalr power to comprehend = ,-'
T. induce her 1ival to aeE1st, -.
Nor longer LII her aim persist;
To end tue strife ero 'twtre too hte,
sae gavs these warnings af her fatal '::-:
Upon tie task herpeH imposed, = :. =
Aschne toiied with mind composed
Ulaeed, bete.d the thceat'niux 1taV 49,.
or augcred gcda, Minerva drew. IS - 81
Boldly Ter skill sho used to show -.
Tns devious wars itumottala %, =.
Al meath her iivcly tngess grew
TIE crroza Of the gods anew. -,
6bu showed tho fruHriug, trzzen toTof -
Where Jove, In form Of golden showar,
An entrance gained: where, ksld In thran,
Bocure from mortal lovers all -
Alik9 her fathers czre and tr5da,-
The loving Danas watched and sighed.
Another s.eue, the SNOWY swan
Contracted with tuo huea upon
Her glowing web. With ardent xtat
1sslA the graceful bird CaEessed,
Heatowiug Oh the goda disguise
Her yielding hearts, imnaasioned Highb.
In his tIiSgu1se Of bull sha ehowa1
The exploits Of tie W7yHard god.
Enheartene1 by his gentle n1Et, ..
And Trusting look tlAt heaNet xeranAb
From all her timitlnexa released.
EUROPA dared to mount ths Least.
Quiz t., the se2 the maid be bors,
And SWAN unto ti.s C:-cc..:n shnru- 81.
4 living bruto the creature scanned. -
And, ~ it swami, beholdera deemod
The warss were rsl Wares, 80 hzight
They g,istened IN the morning Light
On her loved shore, recedi1g last, ', - -
Hegrefnl looks Europa cast;
And seerusd to plead IN muts despair,
For help from friends and courastek thsfs..
Terror appearrd 10 sh4ko her frane, ~
AZ on tits he-yiug Water8 Ea1no;
Usck from thsir touch her feet sha drtx,
Is wa7e Oh wava Ii fury grew!
With TiHious Of SUCCESS eLltc,
Ar7chne laborcl to create
Some cruwn|ng record Of hef .-k311.
Thua toiied sAe with unloading viii, =.
Unminlfui though ler zesl might b
Doomed by the gods tmpiesy.
Upon her web MincEya iookel--
Admired, but sAe no ,p12er brooksd .~-'
Tia deep alfrent from mortal maid,
Who had immortal skill RHlnsaid.
KemorBeiessIy the goddesa saus
Her shuttle through the web, aud rant
ThR fabr1o and Its gsrnashment = -:
Arachre felt her guilt and shame .,
As on her pallil forehead CAFE.
Mineryas touch. Uuquenched har p.3ds.
By her 0wn hand ehe WoIid have diadt
But, when tho goddess s1w her rops
With Death, Upon til tgnoala roIe,
8o,ne latent l.tty triumI he'd Der
at hn@r has fAI 11n#a
- Live, guilty woman for Ill time
Preserve this lesson cf thy crimts -
Forever hanging thou shait be-
ThTseH aud thy poste-i:y !"
Whils thus alse hung In shameful plight
With Juices o{ The acooite -,
Her form the goddess Rprfnk1ed o'er;
H:ratghtwzy her lrur was gone no nors
Her ears and rose zemained to grace
Her comelJ head and handsome f1tss
Her form Ahraak up, and smaller RrsW
Her head, to further mock the view;
Hsr ntmhls 1n3er1, ouce her prido
Now cleased unto her witlered dda,-
Not altogether lost their skill,
For legs they servcd-and busy sdnl
All elso IL body. Sinco that hour
Hoftly ste treads the or'uinK fovers
Or, hid beneath projecting earca,
Her aiken cave in silence weavess
Appeals In Fsomatric liner,
Deity, unto tta aspiring vines,
Her mashy web from vie wess ioon,-
Tempting the ,u1lfer 70 ltB doom.
Ever. from stoFa exhau-tteEs, spiuG-
As II in penxnce for Ter stos- ~
Har RiIYer-hued, tnc1ensiER thread. j.
On which shs hangs with lec.s outsrrsAd; < =.
In se1f-aamo posture still discesasd
~ when &aaersH's anger burned, "a
And her into spldez turned.
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