Living
Odes 1.30: O Venus
Translated by John Conington (3rd ed., before 1869) · From Odes, Book I
Living
Come, Cnidian, Paphian Venus, come,
Thy well-beloved Cyprus spurn,
Haste, where for thee in Glycera's home
Sweet odours burn.
Bring too thy Cupid, glowing warm,
Graces and Nymphs, unzoned and free,
And Youth, that lacking thee lacks charm,
And Mercury.
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MLA
Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus). “Odes 1.30: O Venus.” Translated by John Conington. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/horace/28/.
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Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus). “Odes 1.30: O Venus.” Translated by John Conington. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/horace/28/.
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