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THE SHRINE OF VENUS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON

First Line: SMALL IS THE CHAPEL WHERE I MAKE MY HOME
Last Line: IN LOVE'S WILD STORMS, OR ON THE RAGING SEA.
Subject(s): MYTHOLOGY - CLASSICAL; VENUS (GODDESS);

Small is the chapel where I make my home.
Queen of these shores all white with ocean foam,.
But still 'tis dear: my presence calms the waves,
And oft the mariner from shipwreck saves.
Pay court to Venus—she will succour thee,
In love's wild storms, or on the raging sea.



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