Living
Odes 1.30 (Gladstone): O Venus
Translated by W. E. Gladstone (1894) · From Odes, Book I
Living
Quit Paphos; Cnidos, Cyprus quit,
O Venus! Glycera calls thee, come;
The incense fire is duly lit,
And fair her home.
With thee, loose-girdled Graces come
And Nymphs, and Cupid glowing warm,
And Mercury, and Youth, to whom
Thou lend'st his charm.
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MLA
Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus). “Odes 1.30 (Gladstone): O Venus.” Translated by W. E. Gladstone. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/horace/374/.
Chicago
Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus). “Odes 1.30 (Gladstone): O Venus.” Translated by W. E. Gladstone. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/horace/374/.
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