Questions tagged [propertius]
Questions related to the Roman poet Sextus Propertius (first century BC) and his life as a writer. His only surviving work is the four books of 'Elegiae' or 'Elegies'. Use this tag with the [latin-literature] tag.
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Which part of Propertius' Elegies is Castania referring to?
In Robert Greene's novel Gwydonius; The Carde of Fancie, Castania says to her suitor Valericus (italics from the original, bold by me),
Ah Valericus, hast thou forgot the saying of Propertius, that ...
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