OVID ON MEN AND WOMEN Flashcards
(16 cards)
It’s not fair for armed men to battle with naked girls :
That would be shameful men, even if you win
Betray the sheepfold to
The rabid she-wolf
Virtue herself is named and worshipped
As a women too
Be mindful first that old age will come to you :
So don’t be timid and waste any of your time
I rarely see men harmed by their weapons, men often cheat :
It’s seldom tender girls
Even if your deceived
What do you lose
There was crude simplicity before :
Now Rome is golden
O how kind Nature is to your healing
We’re sadly exposed
Beauty’s a gift of the gods :
How many can boast it
Beauty’s granted or denied
By a hands touch
Wealth which you court us with often
Make us flee
Hornless cows are ugly, fields are ugly without grass
And a head without it’s hair
Let an ugly foot be hidden in
Snow white leather
The wolf shadows many sheep
To snatch just one
Avoid these men who profess to
Looks and culture
Let both delight equally
In the thing