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The Amores (First thirty lines) By PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO I was preparing to tell about weapons and violent wars in serious meter, with the subject being suitable for the meter. The lower line was equal: Cupid is said to have laughed and to have stolen…
Ah, I forgot to mention when I posted that all the references to meter and feet in this poem allude to the metrical differences between romantic and epic poetry. When Ovid refers to Cupid stealing a foot, he's talking about the genre of the poem being changed. In the latin, the meter actually changes here, and the transition from epic to romantic poem is complete.
I'm not very good at the banjo, but I cobbled this together earlier today and I'm a little proud of it. Just wanted to share.