Richard Lovelace

Here you will find the Poem In Virgilium. Pentadii. of poet Richard Lovelace

In Virgilium. Pentadii.

IN VIRGILIUM. PENTADII.

Pastor, arator, eques; pavi, colui, superavi;
Capras, rus, hostes; fronde, ligone, manu.

 IN ENGLISH.

A swain, hind, knight: I fed, till'd, did command:
Goats, fields, my foes: with leaves, a spade, my hand.