Love
The Metamorphosis
From Works (Thompson, 1910)
Love
The little boy, to show his might and power,
Turn'd lo to a cow, Narcissus to a flower ;
Transform'd Apollo to a homely swain,
And Jove himself into a golden rain.
These shapes were tolerable, but by th' mass !
He's metamorphos'd me into an ass.
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MLA
Suckling, John. “The Metamorphosis.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/suckling/65/.
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Suckling, John. “The Metamorphosis.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/suckling/65/.
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