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. These raptures to us both in common are,
  2. But whence, ye furies, claims a third his share?"
  3. Enrag'd I spoke, and o'er her cheeks were spread
  4. Swift newborn glories in a sudden red;
  5. Such blushes on the bridal night adorn
  6. The trembling virgin; such the rising morn.
  7. So sweet a hue the lab'ring Cynthia shows,
  8. Or the fair lily damask'd by the rose;
  9. Or iv'ry, which time's yellow taint defies,
  10. When twice enrich'd with proud Assyrian dies:
  11. Such were her looks, and a diviner grace
  12. Had never brighten'd that enchanting face.
  13. She cast her eyes down on the humble ground;
  14. Her eyes, so cast, an unknown sweetness found.
  15. Mournful her looks; her mournful looks became
  16. Shining thro' grief, and beautiful in shame.
  17. I rush'd, resolv'd her golden locks to tear,
  18. And with mad violence disrobe the fair;
  19. But as I viewed her face, th' extended hand
  20. Shrunk back, nor hearken'd to the harsh command.