GetPassage urn:cts:latinLit:phi0959.phi001.perseus-eng2:3.7.19-3.7.38 urn:cts:latinLit:phi0959.phi001.perseus-eng2:3.7.19-3.7.38

And might as well for use have been a shade.If old I live, how shall I old prevail,When in my youth I thus inglorious fail?The bloom of years becomes my shameful moan,Now in full growth the ripen'd man is shown,But not the strength of man to her was known.Untouched by brothers, sisters thus retire,Or vestals rise to watch th' eternal fire;Yet many a nymph whom I forbear to name,Rave kindly yielded, and indulg'd my flameNor could the vigour of their 0vid blame.Corinna knows when numb'ring the delight,Not less than nine full transports crown'd the night.Is verse or herbs the source of present harms ?Am I a captive to Thessalian charms ?Has some enchantress this confusion brought,And in soft wax my tortur'd image wroughtDeep in the liver is the needle fix'd ?Plagues she by numbers, or by juices mix'd?By numbers sudden the ripe harvest die,