Love
Translation from Ovid
Translated by J. H. Wiffen (1823) · From The Works of Garcilasso de la Vega (1823)
Love
Since I have lost my bridal name,
Sichæan Dido, when the gloom
Of death has quenched my vital flame,
Be this the legend on my tomb:
"The worst of Trojans gave, alas,
The cruel cause--the sword unjust;
Poor Dido, brought to life's last pass,
Could furnish nothing but the thrust!"
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Vega, Garcilaso de la. “Translation from Ovid.” Translated by J. H. Wiffen. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/garcilaso/52/.
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Vega, Garcilaso de la. “Translation from Ovid.” Translated by J. H. Wiffen. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/garcilaso/52/.
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