Roman poet (43 BC – 17/18 AD)
Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – 17 AD) was a Roman poet, commonly known to the English-speaking world as Ovid. Along with Virgil and Horace, Ovid is one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature, generally considered the greatest master of the elegiac couplet.
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Native Name:
Publius Ovidius Naso
Alternative Names:
P. Ovidius Naso
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And when wine has soaked Cupid’s drunken wings,
he’s stayed, weighed down, a captive of the place.
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Wine rouses courage and is fit for passion:
care flies, and deep drinking dilutes it.
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Don’t trust the treacherous lamplight overmuch:
night and wine can harm your view of beauty.
Paris saw the goddesses in the light, a cloudless heaven,
when he said to Venus: ‘Venus, you win, over them both.’
Faults are hidden at night: every blemish is forgiven,
and the hour makes whichever girl you like beautiful.
Judge jewellery, and fabric stained with purple,
judge a face, or a figure, in the light.
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