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. Then cry, "My life, I ne'er shall thee disgrace,
  2. And I am light; give me my proper place.
  3. Still let me stick when in the bath you are;
  4. If I catch damage,'tis not worth your care.
  5. Yea, when the ring thy naked body spies,
  6. It will transform, and I a man arise."
  7. Why do I rave? thou little trifle, go,
  8. And that I die for her let the dear creature know.