Living
Avienus, Ad Amicos
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Living
Ask'd in the country what I did, I said:
I view my men and meads, first having pray'd;
Then each of mine hath his just task outlay'd;
I read, Apollo court, I rouse my Muse;
Then I anoynt me, and stript willing loose
My self on a soft plat, from us'ry blest;
I dine, drink, sing, play, bath, I sup, I rest.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Avienus, Ad Amicos.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/136/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “Avienus, Ad Amicos.” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/136/.
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