Religion
Book III, Metre VII (I. T.): Pleasure's Sting
Translated by "I. T." (1609), revised by H. F. Stewart (Loeb, 1918) · From The Consolation of Philosophy (I. T. 1609, rev. Stewart, Loeb 1918)
Religion
All pleasure hath this property,
She woundeth those who have her most.
And, like unto the angry bee
Who hath her pleasant honey lost,
She flies away with nimble wing
And in our hearts doth leave her sting.
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Boethius. “Book III, Metre VII (I. T.): Pleasure's Sting.” Translated by "I. T." (1609), revised by H. F. Stewart. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/boethius/78/.
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Boethius. “Book III, Metre VII (I. T.): Pleasure's Sting.” Translated by "I. T." (1609), revised by H. F. Stewart. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/boethius/78/.
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