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. Must have a pull each at thy lover's purse.
  2. Let him from rivals never be secure,
  3. That hope once gone, love will not long endure;
  4. Show him the presents by those rivals sent,
  5. So shall his bounty thy request prevent.
  6. When he will give no more, ask him to lend:
  7. If he wants money, find a trusting friend.
  8. Get hangings, cabinets, and looking-glass,