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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DE RERUM NATURA [ON THE NATURE OF THINGS]: 1, 1-15 (VERSION 2), by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS Poet's Biography
First Line: The gods, by right of nature, must possess
Last Line: Not pleased by good deeds, nor provoked by bad.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lucretius
First Line: The gods, by right of nature, must possess
Last Line: Not pleased by good deeds, nor provoked by bad.
Alternate Author Name(s): Lucretius
The gods, by right of nature, must possess
An everlasting age of perfect peace;
Far off removed from us and our affairs;
Neither approached by dangers, or by cares;
Rich in themselves, to whom we cannot add;
Not pleased by good deeds, nor provoked by bad.
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