Project Gutenberg 2011-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 113 Cooley, James Ewing 1802 1882 03023710 The Spawn of Ixion; Or, The 'Biter Bit.' An Allegory "A fierce political satire on Park and Gliddon."--Sabin. Produced by Gerard Arthus, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Spawn of Ixion; Or, The 'Biter Bit.' An Allegory" by James Ewing Cooley is a satirical allegory written in the mid-19th century. The book explores themes of moral degradation and the consequences of base actions through a poetic lens. It employs mythological references, particularly to Ixion, who was punished for his unforgivable deeds, to comment on human folly and the legacy of vice. The narrative serves to depict the character of Park, a metaphorical offspring of Ixion, who embodies the basest traits of humanity, spreading slander and vile poetry that corrupts all who encounter it. As the tale unfolds, various figures, including Neptune and Jupiter, express their horror at Park's loathsome rhymes, which are so repugnant that they threaten not only the sanity of listeners but also the very fabric of society. Ultimately, the book culminates in a call for divine retribution against this character, underscoring the devastating impact of immorality and the necessity of returning to virtuous principles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Poetry PS Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 46695 2025-07-14T15:15:57.559750 text/html 43835 2011-05-18T13:58:24 text/html 102857 2025-07-14T15:16:02.910708 application/epub+zip 101514 2025-07-14T15:16:00.645739 application/epub+zip 79760 2025-07-14T15:15:59.545727 application/epub+zip 252597 2025-07-14T15:16:04.396735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261191 2025-07-14T15:16:02.243760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219003 2022-09-16T13:40:19.010494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31799 2025-07-14T15:15:57.268729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31694 2011-05-18T13:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31688 2011-05-18T13:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20757 2025-07-14T15:16:04.517710 application/rdf+xml 19196 2025-07-14T15:16:00.040730 image/jpeg 4372 2025-07-14T15:15:59.790742 image/jpeg 12359 2011-05-18T13:58:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 13769 2011-05-18T13:58:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 12341 2011-05-18T13:58:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 100629 2025-07-14T15:15:57.564738 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia