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. Untouched by brothers, sisters thus retire,
  2. Or vestals rise to watch th' eternal fire;
  3. Yet many a nymph whom I forbear to name,
  4. Rave kindly yielded, and indulg'd my flame
  5. Nor could the vigour of their 0vid blame.
  6. Corinna knows when numb'ring the delight,
  7. Not less than nine full transports crown'd the night.
  8. Is verse or herbs the source of present harms ?
  9. Am I a captive to Thessalian charms ?
  10. Has some enchantress this confusion brought,
  11. And in soft wax my tortur'd image wrought
  12. Deep in the liver is the needle fix'd ?
  13. Plagues she by numbers, or by juices mix'd?
  14. By numbers sudden the ripe harvest die,