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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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NEMESIANI CARMINATim.Tit.ECLOGAE ITiMETAS :TiTYRUSDum fiscella tibi fluviali, Tityre, iuncotexitur et raucis imniunia rura cicadis,incipe, si quod habes gracili sub harundine carmencompositum. nam te calamos inflare labelloPan docuit versuque bonus tibi favit Apollo,incipe, dum salices haedi, dum gramina vaccaedetondent, viridique greges permittere campodum ros et primi suadet dementia solis.hos annos canamque comam, vicine Timeta,tu iuvenis carusque deis in carmina cogis ? 1diximus et calamis versus cantavimus olim,dum secura hilares aetas ludebat amores.nunc album caput et veneres tepuere sub annis,iam mea ruricolae dependet fistula Fauno.te nunc rura sonant ; nuper nam carmine victor 1risisti calamos et dissona flamina Mopsi^^ et calamis versus V nonnulli : et calamis et versu NGA :et calamis et versum aptavimus Baehrens.|" The hybrid alternative title " Epiphunus " {iirl <strong>and</strong>funus) refers to the obituary lament on Meliboeus.

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