So willèd various Gods, lest sole 'mid lights of the Heavens
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Should Ariadne's crown taken from temples of her
Glitter in gold, but we not less shine fulgent in splendour,
We the consecrate spoils shed by a blond-hued head,
Even as weeping-wet sought I the fanes of Celestials,
Placed me the Goddess a new light amid starlights of old:
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For with Virgo in touch and joining the furious Lion's
Radiance with Callisto, maid of Lycáon beloved,