And then, to let her giddy rival learn What just rewards such boldness was to earn, Four trials at each corner had their part, Designâd in miniature, and touchâd with art. Haemus in one, and Rhodope of Thrace, Transformâd to mountains, fillâd the foremost place, Who claimâd the titles of the gods above, And vainly used the epithets of Jove. Another showâd where the Pigmaean dame, Profaning Junoâs venerable name, Turnâd to an airy crane, descends from far, And with her pygmy subjects wages war. In a third part, the rage of heavenâs great queen, Displayâd on proud Antigone, was seen, Who, with presumptuous boldness, dared to vie, For beauty, with the emperess of the sky. Ah! what avails her ancient princely race; Her sire a king, and Troy her native place? Now, to a noisy stork transformâd, she flies, And with her whitenâd pinions cleaves the skies: And in the last remaining part was drawn Poor Cinyras, that seemâd to weep in stone; Clasping the temple steps, ne sadly mournâd His lovely daughters, now to marble turnâd.
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