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ODES I, 30. TO VENUS by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS

First Line: OH! LEAVE THINE OWN LOVED ISLE
Last Line: AND THE LIGHT GRACES WITH THE ZONE UNBOUND.

OH! leave thine own loved isle,
Bright Queen of Cyprus and the Paphian shores!
And here in Glycera's fair temple smile,
Where vows and incense lavishly she pours.
Waft here thy glowing son;
Bring Hermes; let the Nymphs thy path surround,
And youth, unlovely till thy gifts be won,
And the light Graces with the zone unbound.



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