FABLES. (a) G]ired the Son of 77m King olTrcj, being a Youth of admirable beauty, was ftoln away by Jupiter transform^ into an Eagle, and carried into Heaven. Thus the Fable is related by Ovid. Rex Supcrum Phrygii quondam Gany- Arfit, & invcntum eft diquid quod Jupiter/ guam quod trat muht : nutto tmen ulite verti DigtMtur mfi q** prut (m fulmin* Heaven's King young Ganjmed en-There was what fne would rather be Yet deigns no other shape than hers that bears awful Lightning in her golden His Who forthwith [looping with deceitful wings Trufs'd up fair Gammed by Ida's Springs: Who now for Jove (though jealous June fcowls ) Delicious Nedar fills in flowing bowls. Becaufe Jupiter wore an Eagle on his Creft, he was feignd to have taken him away in that form. Who fprinkles her black Wings with Stygian Dregs And to {mall Members gave a mighty Force. Soon the high Nell: (he found, And what an Embrio was, without remorce, Did break and tumble to the ground. At which her Husband mounts Ethereal Skies, And to his great Prote&or Jove thus cries; The fpightful Beetle to our Palace came, And our dear Race,which fliould preftrve our Name, She hath deflroy'd^ and I raoft wretched am. To whom thus Jove in pleafing Language faid, Thou brought'ft me W Ganymed on wings diiplai'd, Thou need'ft not thus for our high Favour plead. When next thy Queen brings forth a happy Birth, And-hath" fupply'd her Neil:, Bring them to me up from the dangerous Earth, And thoie I'll cherifti in my Breaft. Pleas'd with the Grant, the Bird defcends again, And did his Spou/e with fweet Love entertain: Who ftreight another hopeful IfTue brings, With which to Heaven he mounts on fpreading wings, And bears them to Great Jove the King of Kings. Hell hath no depth, nor profound Heaven that height, Will not be found by wrong begotten Spight. Thither the furious Beetle takes her Flight; And bears with her foul Pils of fordid Earth, Which in Jove's Breaft (he threw. He makes them out,with them the unhatch'd Birth: Which when the God did view, He faid; I that have made, and can unhinge This World's great Frame.yet cannot curb Revenge. And therefore Mortals, you that ftronaeft are Of