Some Poems on Love from the Codex Salmasianus

 263. De Hippolyto et Phaedra

Pudor* can prevail over lies;

But even chaste and innocent blushing

Vincere falsa pudor poterat; sed castus et insons

Erubuit Phaedrae vincere falsa pudor.

Blushed at Phaedra’s lies.

[*Pudor is a complex term that is difficult to translate. It is anything from a person's sense of self worth and self respect, a person's physical chastity, or an emotional response to impiety (e.g., blushing)]

264. De tumulo Achillis

Love kindles strife

To burn lovers more enticingly

To [reach] the ultimate sign of devotion.

Iurgia conflat amor, ut blandius urat amantes,

Ad cumulum fidei iurgia conflat amor.

265. De Niso & Euryalo

The name of friendship must be cherished with great responsibility;

The greatest part of life is the name of friendship.

Nomen amicitiae magna pietate colendum est

Maxima pars vitae est nomen amicitiae.

266. Item, unde supra

Dear mind, when you are loved, love back!

It is rare to find friends,

It is rare to keep them.

Dear mind, when you are loved, love back.

Mens, ubi amaris, ama; rarum est agnoscere amicos;

rarum servare <est>. Mens, ubi amaris, ama.

--Codex Salmasianus #263 - 266

The Codex Salmasianus is a manuscript of Latin poetry that preserves poetry from 6^th century CE and earlier. It was named after Claude de Saumaise, a 17th century scholar who owned the manuscript.