Nature
Ausonius: Trinarii quodam
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Nature
On the Sicilian strand a hare well wrought
Before the hounds was by a dog-fish caught;
Quoth she: all rape of sea and earth's on me,
Perhaps of heav'n, if there a dog-star be.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Ausonius: Trinarii quodam.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/128/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Ausonius: Trinarii quodam.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/128/.
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