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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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'^MINOR LATIN POETShas per umbras omnis ales plus canora quam putescantibus vernis strepebat et susurris dulcibushie loquentis murmur amnis concinebat frondibuS;quis melos vocalis aurae musa Zephyri moverat.sic euntem per vireeta pulchra odora et musicaales amnis aura lucus flos et umbra iuverat.IIAurum, quod nigri manes, quod turbida versantflumina, quod duris extorsit poena metallisaurum, quo pretio reserantur limina Ditis,quo Stygii regina poli Proserpina gaudetaurum, quod penetrat thalamos rumpitque pudorem,qua ductus saepe illecebra micat impius ensis Iin crremium Danaes non auro fluxit adultermentitus pretio faciem fulvoque veneno ?non Polydorum hospes saevo necat incitus auro ?altrix infelix, sub quo custode periclicommendas natum ? cui regia pignora credis ?fit tutor pueri, fit custos sanguinis aurumimmitis nidos coluber custodiet anteet catulos fetae poterunt servare leaenae.sic etiam ut Troiam popularet Dorica pubes,aurum causa fuitpretium dignissima merces :infami probro palmam convendit adulter." Jupiter : cj. Sulpicius Lupercus Servasius, II. 7-8 {DeCupiditale).^ Polydorus, son of Priam, was murdered by Polymnestor,King of Thrace, for the gold which Priam had sent <strong>with</strong>Polydorus :cf. Virgil, Aeneid III. 41-57, esp. auri sacra fames.Paris gave his j udgement in favour of Venus for the promiseof Helen's love, <strong>and</strong> his award of the golden apple to her thusled to the Trojan war.560

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