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. How difficult it is, ye righteous Gods,
  2. Against our wills to bear such heavy loads.
  3. I have not strength to guard myself from ill,
  4. And, as I wish, to rule my wicked will.
  5. I'm hurry'd on, as by the boistrous sea
  6. The driving bark is swiftly borne away.
  7. No certain form inflames my am'rous breast,
  8. All beauty is alike to me the best;
  9. A hundred causes kindle my desires,
  10. And love ne'er wants a torch to light my fires.
  11. When on the earth the modest virgin looks,