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LOVE'S ATTRIBUTES by PIERRE DE RONSARD

First Line: CERES RULES THE FIELDS OF GRAIN
Last Line: ARE CONSECRATE TO LOVE.
Subject(s): DEMETER; FLOWERS; GODDESSES & GODS; LOVE; MYTHOLOGY; ORCHARDS; TEARS; CERES;
CERES rules the fields of grain,
Goat-foot Gods the wood;
Phoebus gives the laurel-vine,
Pallas the olives good,
And Chloris guards the tender grass in bud;
To Cybel's reign
Belongs the fair lone pine.

All sweet fruits that orchards bear
Own Pomona's power;
All sweet sounds that stir the grove
Are the Zephyrs' dower;
Nymphs rule the waves, and Flora every flower;
But tears and care
Are consecrate to Love.



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