Amores

Ovid

Ovid. Ovid's Art of Love (in three Books), the Remedy of Love, the Art of Beauty, the Court of Love, the History of Love, and Amours. Dryden, John, et al., translator. New York: Calvin Blanchard, 1855.

  1. If thou wilt reign o'er all, and ev'ry where,
  2. The god of music for his harp may fear.
  3. Thus when with soaring wings I seek renown,
  4. Thou pluck'st my pinions, and I flutter down.
  5. Could I on such mean thoughts my muse employ,
  6. I want a mistress, or a blooming boy."