T. Lucretius Carus, De rerum natura
Proem: Book 1.1-145
Invocation to Venus
(1-49)
Address to Memmius
(50-61)
Praise of Epicurus
(62-79)
The Evils of Religion
(80-101)
Argument for Epicureanism
(102-135)
The Difficulty of Lucretius' Task
(136-145)