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The Metamorphosis
By Sir John Suckling (16091642)
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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 the mass
He’s metamorphosed me into an ass.