Elegies of Love

Publius Ovidius Naso, known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor, generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture.

• 1. How he is obliged by Cupid to write of love instead of war, p. 62. That, being carried away by first love, he suffers himselfto be led in triumph by Cupid, p. 83. To his mistress, p. 104. He advises his mistress what stratagem or nods she shouldemploy at dinner in her husband’s presence, p. 125. Going to bed with Corinna, p. 166. To the porter, to open the door for him, p. 177. To placate his mistress, whom he had beaten, p. 208. He curses the bawd who has been instructing hismistress in the arts of a whore, p. 239. To Atticus, that a lover ought not to be lazyany more than a soldier, p. 2810. To a girl, not to ask for reward for love, p. 3111. He tells Nape to carry a letter to Corinna, p. 3412. He curses the letter which he had sent, because hismistress refused him the night, p. 3613. To the Dawn, not to hurry, p. 3814. That he is compelled to write of love-affairs, rather thanthe battle of the Giants, p. 4015. To Bagous, that he should keep watch with greater laxity over thegirl committed to his charge, p. 4316. To the eunuch house servant, p. 4617. That he loves women,whatever their looks, p. 4818. To his unfaithful mistress, p. 5119. He clears himself of his mistress’s accusationthat he loves her maid, p. 5420. To his mistress, that if she sin, she sin in secret, p. 5621. He complains that, being admitted by his mistress,he couldn’t copulate, p. 5822. To Venus, that he is bringing the elegies to an end, p. 62