by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Language: Latin 
Our translations:  ENG
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ipsa nymphas diva luco iussit ire myrteo.
it Puer comes puellis ; nec tamen credi potest
esse Amorem feriatum, si sagittas vexerit :
"ite, nymphae, posuit arma, feriatus est Amor !
iussus est inermis ire, nudus ire iussus est,
neu quid arcu, neu sagitta, neu quid igne laederet.
sed tamen, nymphae, cavete, quod Cupido pulcher est :
est in armis totus idem, quando nudus est Amor."

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 8 of the original text.

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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Pervigilium Veneris"

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  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "The Vigil of Venus", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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