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CICERONIS AMOR: LENTULUS'S DESCRIPTION OF TERENTIA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Brightsome apollo in his richest pomp
Last Line: And all this heaven was but terentia.
Subject(s): Apollo; Beauty; Goddesses & Gods; Love; Mythology; Mythology - Classical


BRIGHTSOME Apollo in his richest pomp
Was not like to the trammels of her hair;
Her eyes, like Ariadne's sparkling stars,
Shone from the ebon arches of her brows;
Her face was like the blushing of the east
When Titan charg'd the morning sun to rise;
Her cheeks, rich strew'd with roses and with white,
Did stain the glory of Anchises' love;
Her silver teats did ebb and flow delight;
Her neck column of polish'd ivory;
Her breath was perfume made of violets
And all this heaven was but Terentia.





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