Sextus Propertius
Sextus Propertius
Sextus Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet of the Augustan age. He was born around 50–45 BC in Assisium and died shortly after 15 BC...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
bed god goddess
Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?
glory rival steal sure
No rival will steal away my sure love; that glory will be my gray hair.
bent constant
Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats.
although attempt deserve great strength
Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise. In great enterprises the attempt is enough.
days man pass skill
Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest.