by Richard Lovelace
MART.LIB.I.EPI.14.
CastasuogladiumcumtraderetArriaPaeto,
Quemdevisceribustraxeratipsasuis;
Siquafides,vulnusquodfecinondolet,inquit:
Sedquodtufacies,hocmihi,Paete,dolet.
ENGLISHED.
WhenbravechastArriatoherPoetusgave
Theswordfromherownbreastdidbleedingwave:
Iftherebefaith,thiswoundsmartsnot,saidshe;
Butwhatyou'lmake,ah,thatwillmurderme.
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Last updated January 14, 2019