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. 'Twas Diomede, who first a goddess struck,
  2. I from his hand that curs'd example took;
  3. But he was far less criminal than I,
  4. I was a lover, he an enemy.
  5. March like a conqueror in triumph now,
  6. With laurel wreaths encompassing your brow,
  7. And render to the mighty gods your vow:
  8. So, as you pass, th' attending gazing crowd,
  9. By their applause shall speak your courage loud:
  10. Let your sad captive in the front appear,