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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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MINOR LATIN POETSut tibi vita foret semper medicamine sacro,te vellem Aurorae complaeuisse virum.illius aptus eras croceo recubare ciibiliet, modo puniceum rore lavante torum,illius aptus eras rosea,s adiungere bigas, ]tu dare purpurea lora regenda manu,tu mulcere iubam, cum iam torsisset habenasprocedente die, respicientis equi.quaesivere chori iuvenum sic Hesperon ilium,quem nexum medio solvit in igne Venus, 1quern nunc in fuscis placida sub nocte nitentemLuciferum contra currere cernis equis.hie tibi Corycium, casias hie donat olentis,hie et palmiferis balsama missa iugis.nunc pretium c<strong>and</strong>oris habes, nunc redditus umbriste sumus obliti decubuisse senem. 1ter Pylium flevere sui, ter Nestora canum,dicebantque tamen non satis esse senem^2® chori SBHAM : thori V. iuvenem n : iuvenum Scaliger.^^^ infusci BM : infusi Z : in fluscis corr. in fuscis V : infusaVollmer. placida H : placide Baehrens : placidus Volbner." i.e. caused Hesperos to set; in myth, Hesperos was a fairyouth elevated by Venus into the " Evening-star," which wasby the ancients correctly identified <strong>with</strong> Phosphoros (Lucifer),132

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