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THE METAMORPHOSIS by JOHN SUCKLING

First Line: THE LITTLE BOY, TO SHOW HIS MIGHT AND POWER
Last Line: H'AS METAMORPHOSED ME INTO AN ASS!
The little Boy, to show his might and power,
Turned Io to a cow, Narcissus to a flower;
Transformed Apollo to a homely swain,
And Jove himself into a golden rain.
These shapes were tolerable, but by th' mass
H'as metamorphosed me into an ass!






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