364 STUDIES OF NATURE. 



*' ther : fhe is on the point of expiring. The 

 */ Druid, mounted on an adjoining rock, exults 

 ** in his vengeance. 



" The Gods do not always appear at the cry of 

 '* the miferable ; but the voice of a forlorn mo- 

 " ther attraded the attention of Ceres. The God- 

 ** defs appeared. Lois, fays {ha, Be thou the mod 

 ** beautiful flower of the Gauls. Immediately the 

 *' pale cheeks of Lois expanded into a calix more 

 ** white than the fnow : his flaxen hairs were 

 ** transformed into filaments of gold, the fweetefl: 

 " of perfumes exhales from it. It's limber ftem 

 ** rifes toward Heaven, but it's head ftill droops 

 *' on the banks of the river which he loved. Lcïîs 

 *' is changed into a lily. 



*' The prieft of P/uio beholds this prodigy un- 

 *' moved. He raifes to the fuperior Gods, a-n in- 

 " flamed countenance, and eyes fparkling \yith 

 " rage. He blafphemes, he threatens Ceres : he 

 " was going to aflault her with an impious hand ; 

 *' when flie cries to him aloud : Gloomy and cruel 

 ** tyrant. Remain. 



*' At the voice of the Goddefs, he becomes im- 



" moveable. But the rock feels the powerful com- 



*/ mand, it opens into a cleft ; the legs of the 



** Druid fmk into it ; his vifage, bearded all oyer, 



. . " and 



