GEMS FROM THE CLASSICS.
I. FnoM Catullus, Cab. V. Let us live, and let ua love! (Flowers below, and stars above.) We have youth and fervent heartu I And what are honours, riches, arta. Without rosy cheeks acd lips. From which the nectar sips ? Let us love and not forget Life is short; the sun will set. Soon we part from love and light To rest in Death's eternal nignt! n. From Tibillus, HI., 6.47. If she swears by her beautiful laughing eyes, By sun, or by moon, or the starry skies. By Juno or Venus—belie ye her not. For a woman', prom'se ia soon forgot. Time scatters vows as the winds do chaff. And at lovers' perjuries Jove doth laugh I v. E. Hugo.
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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 244, 16 October 1886, Page 5
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