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. Thy constant guards, soft fancy, hope and fear,
  2. Anger, and soft caresses shall be there:
  3. By these strong guards are men and gods o'erthrown;
  4. These conquer for thee, Love, and these alone,
  5. Thy mother, from the sky thy pomp shall grace,
  6. And scatter sweetest roses in thy face:
  7. There glorious Love shall ride, profusely dress'd
  8. With all the richest jewels of the east:
  9. Rich gems thy quiver, and thy wheels infold,
  10. And hide the poorness of the baser gold.