Classic and Contemporary Poetry

METAMORPHOSES: BOOK 15: THE TEACHINGS OF PYTHAGORUS, by PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO                    Poet's Biography
First Line: There was a man here, samian born, but he
Last Line: Let appetite refrain from flesh, take only %a gentler nourishment
Alternate Author Name(s): Ovid
Subject(s): Pythagorus (580-500 B.c.)