Art of Love, Remedy of Love, Art of Beauty, Court of Love, History of Love, Amours
By P. Ovidius Naso
Edited by: various

New York Calvin Blanchard 1855



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Table of Contents

First Page

Introduction

Life of Ovid

A Note on the Translations

Ovid's Art of Love

Book I

Book II

Book III

Ovid's Remedy of Love

Ovid's Art of Beauty.

The Court of Love, a tale from Chaucer.

History of Love, by Charles Hopkins

Admiration

Perseus and Andromeda

Desire

Pygmalion

Hippomenes and Atalanta

Jealousy

Cephalus and Procris

Despair

Orpheus and Eurydice

The Parting

The Parting of Achilles and Deidamia

Absence

Leander's Epistle to Hero

Narcissus and Echo

Salmacis and Hermaphroditus

Ovid's Amours.
   Elegy I: By Dryden
   Elegy II: By Creech
   Elegy III: To His Mistress. By Charles Hopkins.
   Elegy IV: To His Mistress, whose husband is invited to a feast with him. The poet instructed her how to behave herself in his company. By Dryden.
   Elegy V: By Duke
   Elegy VI: To His Mistress's Porter, to open the gate to him. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy VII: To His Mistress, whom he had beaten. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy VIII: He Curses a Bawd, for going about to debauch his mistress. By Sir Charles Sedley.
   Elegy IX: Of Love and War. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy XI: To Nape, praying her to deliver his letter to her mistress. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy XII: He curses his letter because it was not answered.
   Elegy XIII: To the Morning, not to make haste. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy XIV: He comforts his mistress for the loss of her hair by the means she took to beautify it. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy III: To a Eunuch, who had the keeping of his mistress
   Elegy IV: That he loves all sorts of women.
   Elegy V: To His False Mistress. By Eusden.
   Elegy VI: On the Death of His Mistress's Parrot. By Creech.
   Elegy VII: He protests that he never had anything to do with the chambermaid. By the same hand.
   Elegy VIII: To Corinna's Chambermaid. By the same hand.
   Elegy IX: To Love. By the Earl of Rochester.
   Elegy X: Ovid tells Graecinus, that he is fallen in love with a couple of ladies. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy XII: The Poet rejoices for the favours he has received of his mistress.
   Elegy XIII: To Isis. A prayer that the goddess would assist Corinna, and prevent her miscarrying.
   Elegy XIV: To his Mistress, who endeavoured to make herself miscarry.
   Elegy XV: The Poet addresses the ring which he has sent a present to his mistress. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy XVI: He invites his mistress into the country.
   Elegy XVII: He tells Corinna he will always be her slave
   Elegy XVIII: To Macer, blaming him for not writing of love as he did.
   Elegy XIX: By Dryden.
   Elegy I: The Poet deliberates with himself whether he should continue writing elegies, or attempt tragedy.
   Elegy II: To his Mistress at the horse-race. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy III: Of His Perjured Mistress. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy IV: To a man that locked up his wife. By Sir Charles Sedley
   Elegy V: The Dream. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy VI: To a River, as he was going to his mistress. By Rhymer.
   Elegy VII: Ovid laments his imperfect enjoyments. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy VIII: He complains that his mistress did not give him a favourable reception.
   Elegy IX: Upon the Death of Tibullus. By Stepney.
   Elegy X.
   Elegy XI: To his Mistress, that he cannot help loving her.
   Elegy XII: He complains that the praises he has bestowed on his mistress in his verses, have occasioned him many rivals.
   Elegy XIII: Of Juno's Feast.
   Elegy XIV: He desires his mistress, if she does cuckold him, not to let him know it.
   Elegy XV: To Venus, that he may have done writing elegies.

Introduction

Life of Ovid

A Note on the Translations

Ovid's Art of Love

Book I

Book II

Book III

Ovid's Remedy of Love

Ovid's Art of Beauty.

The Court of Love, a tale from Chaucer.

History of Love, by Charles Hopkins

Admiration

Perseus and Andromeda

Desire

Pygmalion

Hippomenes and Atalanta

Jealousy

Cephalus and Procris

Despair

Orpheus and Eurydice

The Parting

The Parting of Achilles and Deidamia

Absence

Leander's Epistle to Hero

Narcissus and Echo

Salmacis and Hermaphroditus

Ovid's Amours.
   Elegy I: By Dryden
   Elegy II: By Creech
   Elegy III: To His Mistress. By Charles Hopkins.
   Elegy IV: To His Mistress, whose husband is invited to a feast with him. The poet instructed her how to behave herself in his company. By Dryden.
   Elegy V: By Duke
   Elegy VI: To His Mistress's Porter, to open the gate to him. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy VII: To His Mistress, whom he had beaten. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy VIII: He Curses a Bawd, for going about to debauch his mistress. By Sir Charles Sedley.
   Elegy IX: Of Love and War. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy XI: To Nape, praying her to deliver his letter to her mistress. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy XII: He curses his letter because it was not answered.
   Elegy XIII: To the Morning, not to make haste. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy XIV: He comforts his mistress for the loss of her hair by the means she took to beautify it. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy III: To a Eunuch, who had the keeping of his mistress
   Elegy IV: That he loves all sorts of women.
   Elegy V: To His False Mistress. By Eusden.
   Elegy VI: On the Death of His Mistress's Parrot. By Creech.
   Elegy VII: He protests that he never had anything to do with the chambermaid. By the same hand.
   Elegy VIII: To Corinna's Chambermaid. By the same hand.
   Elegy IX: To Love. By the Earl of Rochester.
   Elegy X: Ovid tells Graecinus, that he is fallen in love with a couple of ladies. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy XII: The Poet rejoices for the favours he has received of his mistress.
   Elegy XIII: To Isis. A prayer that the goddess would assist Corinna, and prevent her miscarrying.
   Elegy XIV: To his Mistress, who endeavoured to make herself miscarry.
   Elegy XV: The Poet addresses the ring which he has sent a present to his mistress. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy XVI: He invites his mistress into the country.
   Elegy XVII: He tells Corinna he will always be her slave
   Elegy XVIII: To Macer, blaming him for not writing of love as he did.
   Elegy XIX: By Dryden.
   Elegy I: The Poet deliberates with himself whether he should continue writing elegies, or attempt tragedy.
   Elegy II: To his Mistress at the horse-race. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy III: Of His Perjured Mistress. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy IV: To a man that locked up his wife. By Sir Charles Sedley
   Elegy V: The Dream. By Henry Cromwell.
   Elegy VI: To a River, as he was going to his mistress. By Rhymer.
   Elegy VII: Ovid laments his imperfect enjoyments. By an unknown hand.
   Elegy VIII: He complains that his mistress did not give him a favourable reception.
   Elegy IX: Upon the Death of Tibullus. By Stepney.
   Elegy X.
   Elegy XI: To his Mistress, that he cannot help loving her.
   Elegy XII: He complains that the praises he has bestowed on his mistress in his verses, have occasioned him many rivals.
   Elegy XIII: Of Juno's Feast.
   Elegy XIV: He desires his mistress, if she does cuckold him, not to let him know it.
   Elegy XV: To Venus, that he may have done writing elegies.