Sulpicia Elegiae
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At last the love I've waited for has come.
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(No shame to say so: more to cover up).
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My Camenae called on her in prayer,
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and Cytherea brought him to my heart.
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Venus kept her promise: now she can tell
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my tale of joy to those who don't believe.
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I hardly want to give this letter up
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so no one else sees it before he does.
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I'm glad I did it — why wear a prudish mask,
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as if he wasn't good enough for me!