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. I rush'd, resolv'd her golden locks to tear,
  2. And with mad violence disrobe the fair;
  3. But as I viewed her face, th' extended hand
  4. Shrunk back, nor hearken'd to the harsh command.
  5. Others protection seek by dint of arms,
  6. Her only safeguard was—her wondrous charms.
  7. I, who but late look'd insolently brave,
  8. Fell from my height, and couch'd a suppliant slave: