"But, Venus, my devoted heart is ever at your service [your slave]. / Have mercy. Why in rancour burn the harvest that is yours?"
— Tibullus, Abius (c. 54-19 B.C.)
Work Title
Date
25 B.C.
Metaphor
"But, Venus, my devoted heart is ever at your service [your slave]. / Have mercy. Why in rancour burn the harvest that is yours?"
Metaphor in Context
But, Venus, my devoted heart is ever at your service.
Have mercy. Why in rancour burn the harvest that is yours?
Have mercy. Why in rancour burn the harvest that is yours?
at mihi parce, Venus: semper tibi dedita seruit
mens mea: quid messes uris acerba tuas?
Categories
Provenance
Contributed by Corby Kelly
Citation
Tibullus. Elegies. Trans. Guy Leer. 3rd Edition. Leeds: Francis Cairns, 1982.
Date of Entry
10/11/2005
Date of Review
09/25/2008
