Arts & Sciences
Ausonius: Emptis quod libris
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Arts & Sciences
Because with bought books, sir, your study's fraught,
A learned grammarian you would fain be thought;
Nay then, buy lutes and strings; so you may play
The merchant now, the fidler, the next day.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Ausonius: Emptis quod libris.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/135/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Ausonius: Emptis quod libris.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/135/.
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