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tion of all prefent, immediately re-united, 

 the place of feparation being only marked 

 by a white line encircling her neck. Cra- 

 docus dropped down upon the fpot where 

 he had committed this atrocious act; and 

 the legend informs us, that it is not known 

 whether the earth opened to receive his 

 impious corps, or whether his matter the 

 devil carried it away ; but that it was cer- 

 tainly never feen afterwards. The fides of 

 the well were covered with a fweet fcented 

 mofs, and the ftones at the bottom became 

 tinctured with her blood. Drayton, in his 

 Polyolbion*, fays 



The livelefs tears fhee fhed into a fountaine turne, 

 And that for her alone the water mould not mourne, 

 The pure vermilion bloud that ifTued from her vaines 

 Unto this very day the pearly gravel ftaines ; 



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