Pauperibus vates ego sum, quia pauper amavi; Cum dare non possem munera, verba dabam. - Ovid

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Pauperibus vates ego sum, quia pauper amavi;
Cum dare non possem munera, verba dabam.

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About Ovid

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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