Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ODES IV, 10. TO LIGURINUS, A BEAUTEOUS YOUTH, by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS


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ODES IV, 10. TO LIGURINUS, A BEAUTEOUS YOUTH, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Tis true, thou yet art fair, my ligurine
Last Line: Why am I old? Or why was ever young?
Alternate Author Name(s): Horace
Subject(s): Beauty; Old Age; Youth


'TIS true, thou yet art fair, my Ligurine,
No down as yet environs cheek or chin:
But when those hairs which now do flow, shall fall,
And when thy rosy cheeks turn wan and pale:
When in thy glass another Ligurine thou
Shalt spy, and scarce thy bearded self shalt know;
Then thou (despis'd) shalt sing this piteous song;
Why am I old? or why was ever young?





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