Don't bank too much on your complexion, lovely boy.

O formose puer, nimium ne crede colori.

Virgil

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Topic

Beauty fades Good looks Beauty

Author

Virgil

Source

Eclogues

Medium

Poem

Language

Latin

Time

37 BC 30s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

Virgil. Eclogae [Eclogues]. c. 30 BC, no. 2.

Current Citation

Virgil. "The Eclogues." The Eclogues and The Georgics, translated by C. Day Lewis. Oxford University Press, 2009, no. 2.

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Medium
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Language
Latin
Time
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Era
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Original Citation

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