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. In speaking thou didst ev'ry bird excel,
  2. None prattled, and none lisp'd the words so well.
  3. 'Twas envy only sent this fierce disease;
  4. Thou wert averse to war, and liv'dst in peace,
  5. A talking harmless thing, and lov'dst thine ease.
  6. The fighting quails still live 'midst all their strife,