Latin Elegiac Versions [translated from the English By] L. W. de Silva

A. E. HOUSMAN allow amor avoid begin better caesura called cara Classical dactyl dead dies Dryades elegiac elision English erat feet final flower foot give haec half hand heart hexameter ipsa JOHN lacrimae lamb land late Latin Verse less light lonely lovely woman lover manu Maria Mary meaning mens metre mihi modo mynde Nature night nocte nulla Ovid pede pentameter perhaps play Poems poetry poets puer quae quam quantity quid quis quot rest risus rules seen semper sense short sigh Silva sine sola spondee stress strong sure sweet syllable taken tears tempore thee thou thought tibi translator unless verb versions virgo vowel word young