Ovid

"Truly it is allowed us to weep: by weeping we disperse our wrath; and tears go through the heart, even like a stream. [Lat., Flere licet certe: flendo diffundimus iram: Perque sinum lacrimae, fluminis instar enim.]"

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Source: Ovid, Grant Showerman (1977). “Heroides ; Amores”, Heinemann Young Books

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Ovid

Ovid

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Ovid was a Roman poet known for his influential works on love and transformation, particularly 'Metamorphoses'.

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