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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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MINOR LATIN POETSnee minus ille pio quam sonti est nobilis igni.nam quondam ruptis exc<strong>and</strong>uit Aetna cavernis,et velut eversis penitus fornacibus ingensevecta in longum lapidis fervoribus unda,baud aUter quam cum saevo love fulgurat aetheret nitidum obscura caelum caligine torquet.ardebant agris segetes et mollia cultuiugera cum dominis ; silvae collesque rubebant.vixdum castra putant hostem movisse, tremebantet iam finitimae portas evaserat urbis.tum vero, ut cuique est animus viresque rapinae,tutari conantur opes : gemit ille sub auro,coUigit ille arma et stulta cervice reponit,defectum raptis ilium sua carmina tardant,hie velox minimo properat sub pondere pauper,et quod cuique fuit cari fugit ipse sub illo.sed non incolumis dominum sua praeda secuta estcunctantes vorat ignis et undique torret avaros,consequitur fugisse ratos et praemia captisconcremat : ac nullis parsura incendia pascuntvel solis parsura piis. namque optima proles^"^ quamquam sors nobilis ignis CZ : quamn. ignist Baehrens : quam sonti n. ignist Maehly.quo sons,^^' ignes CZ : ingens Scaliger.lapidis CH : rapidis AR."" c(a)elum CZ : telum Postgate.^11 mil{l)ia CZ : mollia Scaliger : mitia Heinsius.^12 urebant C : virebant Z : ruebant Wagler : rubebantMunro, Ellis.®^^ nimio CZ : minimo Auratus, Pithou.623 ratis CZ : ratos Aid. 1517.62* concrepat CZ : concremat Auratus, Pithou.dees CH : piis Aid. 1517." The eruption was historic. Aelian, quoted in Stobaeus'Florilegium, 79, 38, p. 456 (Gaisford), places it in Olympiad416

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