I am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.
— Ovid Ancient

Metamorphoses

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Metamorphoses (Book 7, Lines 19-21), spoken by Medea.

Date / Period

c. 8 CE

Category

Philosophical

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Found in 1 providers: gemini

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