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Ovid Amores 1.1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gravi numero | in serious meter |
| parabam edere | I was preparing to tell |
| par erat inferior versus | The lower line was equal |
| risisse Cupido dicitur | Cupid is said to have laughed |
| unum surripuisse pedem | to have stolen away one foot |
| hoc in carmina iuris | this authority over poetry |
| in silvis Cererem regnare iugosis | that Ceres reign in the mountain forests |
| lege pharetratae Virginis | under the rule of the maiden with the quiver |
| Aoniam Marte movente lyram | while Mars was strumming the Aonian lyre |
| nimiumque potentia regna | extremely powerful kingdoms |
| tua sunt Heliconia tempe? | Are the Heliconian valleys yours? |
| numeris levioribus apta | suitable material for lighter rhythms |