Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 1, 1-15, by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS



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DE RERUM NATURA: BOOK 1, 1-15, by                     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...





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