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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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MINOR LATIN POETShis dictis iter arripimus : comitantur amici Ldicere non possunt lumina sicca '• vale."iamque aliis Romani redeuntibus haeret euntiRufius, Albini gloria viva patris ;qui \"olusi antique derivat stemmate nomenet reges Rutulos teste Marone refert. 1huius facundae conimissa palatia linguae :primaevus meruit principis ore loqui.rexerat ante puer populos pro consule Poenos ;aequalis Tyriis terror amorque fuit.sedula promisit summos instantia fasces : 1si fas est meritis fidere, consul erit.invitum tristis t<strong>and</strong>em remeare coegicorpore divisos mens tamen una tenet.tum demum ad naves gradior, qua fronte bicornidividuus Tiberis dexteriora secat. 1laevus inaccessis nuvius vitatur harenis ;hospitis Aeneae gloria sola manet.non possum sicca dicere luce vale nonnulU editores.^^^^^^ imitantia V : imitatio RB {sic etiam in marg. V, sedexpunctum) : instantia Mueller.^'* ter et {in marg. tenet•f •) V : secat V : petit R.tenet R.° Ceionius Rufius Volusianus belonged to an official familyof ancient pedigree. He had been proconsul of Africa <strong>with</strong>his headquarters at Carthage (I. 173), <strong>and</strong> as a youthfulimperial quaestor had performed the duty of reading before thesenate communications from the Emperor (I. 171). Rutiliusexpresses his delight over the news of his friend's appointmentto the city prefecture (I. 415-428).* Rufius Albinus, prefect of the city in a.d. 390, should bedistinguished from the Albinus of I. 466.

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