Arts & Sciences

In Virgilium (Pentadius)

by Richard Lovelace 1617–1657

Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)

Arts & Sciences

A swain, hind, knight: I fed, till'd, did command:
Goats, fields, my foes: with leaves, a spade, my hand.

MLA

Lovelace, Richard. “In Virgilium (Pentadius).” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/113/.

Chicago

Lovelace, Richard. “In Virgilium (Pentadius).” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/113/.

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