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The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 12

Note 33 — THE TWELFTH BOOK OF OVID'S METAMORPHOSES, WHOLLY TRANSLATED.

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——Felicem diximus illa Conjuge Pirithoum: quod pæne fefellimus omen.

The translation is somewhat obscure; it means, "All wished her joy, and it had nearly happened that all had wished it in vain."

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