Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ODES III, 3. TO VENUS, by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS


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First Line: Tis true, I was a sturdy soldier once
Last Line: And pay her with a pox!
Alternate Author Name(s): Horace
Subject(s): Mythology - Classical; Venus (goddess)


'TIS true, I was a sturdy soldier once,
And bravely under Cupid's banners fought:
Disbanded now, his service I renounce,
My warlike weapons serve for nought.

Here! take my helmet, sword, and shield,
My bow, my quiver, my artillery;
Chloe has beaten me quite out of th' field,
And leads me in captivity.

Great Venus! thou that know'st what I have been,
How able, and how true a friend to smocks!
Revenge my quarrel on th' imperious quean,
And pay her with a pox!





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