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TO VENUS.
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Original of the foregoing.
O Venus, regina Gnidi Paphique,
Sperne dilectam Cypron, et, vocantis
Ture te multo, Glyceræ decoram
Transfer in ædem.
Fervidus tecum puer, et solutis
Gratiæ zonis, properentque Nymphæ,
Et, parum comis sine te, Juventas,
Mercuriusque.
Book I. Ode XXXVIII.
TO HIS ATTENDANT.
I hate the Persian's costly pride;
The wreaths with bands of Linden tied;
These, boy, delight me not;
Nor where the lingering roses bide,
Seek thou for me the spot.
