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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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SULPICIUS LUPERCUS SERVASIUS JUNIORhonourable compact ? They are befjo:ared of <strong>Latin</strong>style, <strong>and</strong> their confused jargon minces ridiculouswords to an accompaniment of shocking sounds. Yetdoes their dress prompt the younger generation toindulge pleasing hopes (of legacies) ? " Have theymavhap such a share at least of our Roman dignity ?No, theirs is the appearance of a burnt-out firebr<strong>and</strong>: they walk like skeletons gnawed by timefrom ancient graves ! Their hair is tangled, foreheadimpudent, temples thin, jaws protruding whiletheir cheeks are sunken, <strong>and</strong> their flattened nostrilsrest on a tip-tilted curve : the toothless mouth is aterror <strong>and</strong> the chapped lips are swollen. Forced downby the impetus of weight, back sinks to belly ; <strong>and</strong>the knees swell on a shrunken leg. Sallow is thelook of their jaws, <strong>and</strong> it is an uglier feature that theskin wears a mysterious pallor suggestive of envy." i.e. Can it be said for the misers that they dress well <strong>and</strong>in accordance <strong>with</strong> their wealth ?581

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