Mythology & Folklore
Love's Attributes
Translated by Curtis Hidden Page (1903) · From Songs and Sonnets of Pierre de Ronsard (1903)
Ceres rules the fields of grain,
Goat-foot Gods the wood;
Phoebus gives the laurel-vine,
Pallas the olives good,
And Chloris guards the tender grass in bud;
To Cybel's reign
Belongs the fair lone pine.
All sweet fruits that orchards bear
Own Pomona's power;
All sweet sounds that stir the grove
Are the Zephyrs' dower;
Nymphs rule the waves, and Flora every flower;
But tears and care
Are consecrate to Love.
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MLA
Ronsard, Pierre de. “Love's Attributes.” Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ronsard/10/.
Chicago
Ronsard, Pierre de. “Love's Attributes.” Translated by Curtis Hidden Page. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ronsard/10/.
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