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** e leaped the happy Thefens : fomctimes they af- 

 " fecled to put to death the terrible Minotaur, 

 *' The heart of Ariadne expanded to the percep- 

 " tion of joy, at the fight of reprefentations which 

 " called to her remembrance the power of her fa- 

 ** ther, the glory of her lover, and the triumph of 

 *' her own charms, which had repaired the deftiny 

 " of Athens : but when the winds conveyed to 

 *' her ear, through the mufic of the tabor and of 

 " the flute, the diftant noife of the billows break - 

 " ins; on the fhore from which fhe law the cruel 

 te Thcfens take his departure, fhe turned her face 

 <( toward the Sea, and began to weep. Thus the 

 iC Naxians were made fenfible, that unfortunate 

 il love can find, in the very lap of gaiety, the 

 *' means of embittering; it's anguiih ; and that the 

 t( recollection of pain is to be loft, only by lofing 

 il that of pleafure. They endeavoured, therefore, 

 " to remove Ariadne from fcenes and founds 

 " which were continually recalling the idea of her 

 * { lover. They perfuaded her to vifit their city, 

 tl where they provided for her magnificent ban- 

 " quets, in fuperb apartments, raifed on columns 

 " of granite. Into thefe, no male was permitted 

 " to enter, and no noife from without could make 

 " itfelf heard. They had taken care to cover the 

 " pavement, the walls, the doors, and the win- 

 <£ dows, with the richeft tapeftry, on which were 

 " reprefented meadows, vineyards, and enchanting 



" iblitudes. 



