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. If weak my voice, if pale my looks appear,
  2. 0 then I languish for another fair.
  3. Would I did sin, and you with cause complain,
  4. For when we strive to shun, yet strive in vain,
  5. 'Tis comfort sure to have deserv'd the pain.
  6. But sure fond fancies now such heats engage,
  7. Your cred'lous peevish humour spoils your rage.
  8. In frequent chidings I no force can see,