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. No banner shouldst thou, but thy lady's bear,
  2. And have no other leader but the fair.
  3. Much it behoves thee then to strive to gain
  4. Her favour, and thou need'st not strive in vain.
  5. Consult her pleasure, and her will obey,
  6. To favour that's the sure, the ready way:
  7. Without it, how unhappy wilt thou be!
  8. Life is without it of no use to thee.
  9. Thou'rt beautiful, and mayst thy prime enjoy,