Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 1, 1-15, by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS Poet's Biography First Line: Great mother of aeneas, and of love Last Line: That all things live which the bright sun does see... Alternate Author Name(s): Lucretius | ||||||||
Great Mother of Aeneas, and of Love; Delight of mankind, and the powers above; Who all beneath those sprinkled drops of light Which slide upon the face of gloomy night, Whither vast regions of that liquid world Where groves of ships on watery hills are hurled, Or fruitful earth, dost bless, since 'tis by thee That all things live which the bright sun does see... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DE RERUM NATURA [ON THE NATURE OF THINGS]: 1, 1-15 (VERSION 2) by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS DE RERUM NATURA, LIBER PRIMUS: BOOK 1. LINES 176-209 by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 1 by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 1, SELECTION by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 2 by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 2, SELECTION by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 3, SELECTION by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 5, SELECTION by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS DE RERUM NATURE: BOOK 4. THE ARGUMENT by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS LIBER QUARTUS, SELECTION by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS |
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