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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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'.MINOR LATIN POETSerexit Varium. Maecenas alta tonantisemit et populis ostendit nomina Graiis.camiiiia Romanis etiam resonantia chordis,Ausoniamque chelyn gracilis patefecit Horati.o decus, in totum nierito venerabilis aevum,Pierii tutela chori, quo praeside tutinon umquam vates inopi timuere senectae.quod si quis nostris precibus locus, et mea votasi mentem subiere tuam, memorabilis olimtu mihi Maecenas tereti cantabere versu.possumus aeternae nomen committere famae,si tamen hoc ulli de se promittere fas estet deus ultor abest ; superest animosa voluntasipsaque nescio quid mens excellentius audet.tu nanti protende manum : tu, Piso, latentemexsere. nos huniilis domus, at sincera, parentumet tenuis fortuna sua caligine celat.;possumus impositis caput exonerare tenebriset lucem spectare novam, si quid modo laetusadnuis et nostris subscribis, c<strong>and</strong>ide, votis.est mihi, crede, meis animus constantior annis,quamvis nunc iuvenile decus mihi pingere malascoeperit et nondum vicesima venerit aestas.^*^ nomina Graiis S : Troica Macri Baehrens." A divine power hostile to pride is suggested, but notnamed; cf. Sen. H.F. 385, sequitur superhos ultor a tergodeus; Ovid, Met. XIV. 750, quam iam deus ultor agebat. Theidea resembles that of Nemesis, <strong>and</strong> it is noteworthy thatOvid, Met. XIV. 693-694 mentions the del ultores <strong>and</strong>,independently, the " mindful wrath" of Nemesis.314

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