A Rose with a hundred Petals by Luxorius. Heathcote William Garrod, comp. 1912. The Oxford Book of Latin Verse

Heathcote William Garrod, comp. (1878–1960). The Oxford Book of Latin Verse. 1912.

A Rose with a hundred Petals

Luxorius (circa 500 A.D.)


HANC puto de proprio tinxit Sol aureus ortu
aut unum ex radiis maluit esse suis;
uel, si etiam centum foliis rosa Cypridis exstat,
fluxit in hanc omni sanguine tota Venus.
haec florum sidus, haec Lucifer almus in agris,	5
huic odor et color est dignus honore poli.