by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Translation © by Grant Hicks

Adolescence
Language: Middle French  after the Middle French 
Our translations:  ENG
Le tiers est de huict ans, par Venus gouverné,
Qui rend homme amoureux en son Adolescence,
Son naturel enclin aux jeux et à la dance,
De flammes et de feux son cœur environné.

Confirmed with M. Prosper Blanchemain, ed., Œuvres complètes de P. de Ronsard, Tome VI, Paris: Librairie A. Franck, 1866, page 420.


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Adolescence
Language: English  after the Middle French 
The third is eight years long, governed by Venus, 
Who makes man amorous in his Adolescence, 
His nature inclined towards games and dancing, 
His heart enveloped in fires and flames.

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