ANGELIPOLT TIANI SILVA CVI
TITVLVS MANTO

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Angelus Politianus Laurcntio
Medici Petri Francifci.F.S.D.

IV*D ; Ogi$ qtrfdemMi!Ofirltii cirmen
c ed^rejincdditugr/loieiii'ldliiutn/ etquod
in publico/femel pronunriatum /nimis
fuifie impudens/uiTum fit .Satis profecto fuerat;
uixifle unum diem t quod tam foret impfectum
animal t Ac pofle etiara inter infecta illa/qux u<?
centur Ephemera/connumerari.Nanq? ego id ad
prxfentem diitaxat celebritatem / quafi Adoni
dos hortum / concinnaueram, Prorogare tu no
ftre Mantus(ica enim infcnbimus) non tam uita
cupis/q dedecus. Fetreus fim/fi tibi quid dene
gem/Tam nobib adolefcentuTam probo/Tam
mei amann/ ranto denicp cam rem fcudio cffiagi
tanti.Quare babe tibi quidquid hoc hbelli: Ac
tu quocp defiderio noftro abquando fubueni: et
qux tibi mufx amatoria carmina uernaculae fug
gerunt t nepatere quaefo a nobis expectari diu
tins. Vale. Florentiaediii. Nonas nouembres.
M.cccclxxxii.

PRAEFATIO ANGELI PGLITIANI
IN SILVAM CV1 TITVLVS MANTQ.

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f pagafeo in Iirtorc remis • * •

Qua: raffs undofum prim a cactimt iter.
Dum tamen extremis haerent fuccincta ceruchis
I_intea:dum nautafflaminanulla uccantt
Conueniunt Minyae gemini Chironifad antrut
Qua fugitobliquo garrula lympha pede:
Quaq? fnges platanuf geniahbuf excubar umbrif
Explicat hie facilef ruftica menfa dapef.
Crefcit fronde totuf:uernant in flore capillit
Sed uiretherculeifpopulufalba cormf.

Dat pucr Aeacidef niuea carcheffa dextrat
Sed fuuf Alcidaepocula mifeet Hylaf.

Finif erat dapibuf.citbaram piuf excitat orpheuf
Et mouet ad doctaf uerba canora manuf,
Conticuere uiri/tenuere filentia uenti:

Vofcp retro cutfum mox tenuiftifaquae.
lam uolucref feflifpendere fub aethera pinnif;

larrup trucef uideaf ora tenere feraf,
Decurrunt fcopulifauritae ad carmina quercufi
Nudacp Peliacufculmina motat apex.

Et iam materno permulferat omnia cantu /

A, if.

Cum tacuitf qactulam depofuitcp fidem
Occupathanc audax/digitosq? affnngit achilles
Indoctumq? rudi perfonat ore puer,
Materiam querisilaudabat carmina blandi
Hofpitis/er tantx murmura magna lyrae
Riferunt Minyje,fed enim tibi dicicur Orpheu
Hxc  pueri pietas grata fuiflfe m'mis^

Me qucqj nue magni nomen celebrare Maronif
(Si qua fides uero eft) gaudet et ipfe Maro»

Angeli Politiani Siltia in bucolicon
Vergili enarratione pronuntiata,

St deatq uacuo fublimi's in acre pedens
e It nimbo fucclcta la tus; fed cadida  palla

Sed radiata comatac fttidetibus  ifonat alif
Hxc  fpes immodicas premitihxc infefta fuperbil
Imminettbuic celfasbominum cotundere metes
Succeflusqj datum/et nimios turbare paratus,
Quam ueteresNemefin genitam de nocte filenti
Oceano dixere patri.Stant fidera fronti
Frena manu pateramcp gerit femperqj ueredum
Rider et infanis obftatcontraria cceptis
Improba uota domans/ac fummis ima reuolueni
Mifcet/etalterna noftros uiee temperat actus

Atq  bucatqj illtte nentotlim tQrbinc ferto* i
Viderat hxc domitis turaida te grxcia perfis
Signa quoq? eoum uictriciafcrre Tub orbem
Videra t/et cantuAonio/eloqunsq? fuperbam
Ire altummagnumq?lGqui/Celoqjfupinum
Infertare capur/nec dis re ferre minorem
Mox faftus exofa grauis/Ceruice coegit
Ferre itigum/et latns (uperatam fubdidit armis#
Nec fandi permanbt honos.T u naq? potenti
Prorinus ore tonans/ardentis fulmine hngux
Cuncra quatis Cicero,Pylix non mella fenectx
Nec um dulicbus audet conferre procellas
Sponte tibi uirides tranfcnbens grxcia palmas*
Se ramen Aonix folatur fronde coronx*
Deeratadhuc lano uatum decus / horrida qq
Bella tubasqi rudi canrauerar Ennius arte,
Editus ecce Maro/quo non fehcior alter
Seu filuas/feu rura canit/fiue arma/uirumqjj ,
Naq? fyracofiis cum aix afTurgat auenist
Hefiodum premit/et magno cotendit Homero ,
Ergo age qs cetum mihi niic in carmina linguas^
Immenfumq?Ioqut uocemq? effridere abenam i
Quis mibi dec ficulas latio clangore forores
Poft getica fuperare chelynj'dum te optime uatu
Imbellis pietas audacipromere cantu

A, in*

Aucfeef Atlameasq? hitmens fnlctre eolunas.
Vndfe ego cantarii repetam primordia laudum t
Aut qua fine fequaWfacit ingens copia rerum
Incertum.Sicfrodifera lignator in Ida
Stat dubiustuaftx qua: primum robora filua;
Vulneret:bincpatulam procero ftipite pbagum
Hie uidet annofam iua pandere brachia quercu
lihe lucctnctas caput exerrare cupreflfost
Metiturqj oculis phrygix nemora alta parentis.
Te nafcenteMaro Parnafi ecnlminefummo

i

Affuit Aonias inter feftina forores
Calliopetblandisqi exceptum fubftulit ulnist
Permulfitqj manu quatiens'tercp ofcula iunxit ♦
Omina ter cecinit ter lauro tempora cinxit.
Moxalix dantquxcp tuis munufcula cunis
Certatim.dant plectra Iyram pellemqi pedumqj
Dant et multifora modulada ad carmina loton /
Et dccrefcentt compactas ordine auenas /

Dant pandionias uolucres/termurmureplacant
Liuentis oculos/ter frote baccare tangunt.

Venit et Helyfio uenturi prxfcia Manto
Manto qux luuenem fluuto conceperat Ocnum
Ocnum qui matris dederat tibi Mantua nome .
Venit et borrentes quatiens uicramqj comasq^
Sanguineamcp rotans aciem/fic ora refoluir

Plena deotet ueras excaflfit pectore ttoces.
Dicebam memim/memim tibi Mantua quonda
Surge bonis auibus fundata/et fulmine Ixuo
Surge/paremq* aftris contende educere mollem 1
Pyramidum fupra lumprus.Pro cjra manette
Gloria/cj longum fenibus celebrabere fxclis/
Nafcetur uideo fupera tibi miflusab arce
Sfdereus uates aln cui numims hauftum
Mens celocognatafetat/Quern grande fonante
Non Linus Inacbides tacii/atq* Eagnus orpbeus
Aut mea qui tyrio confcruxit moenia plectro
Sed uos o Mufx/fed tu mireris Apollo
Et nunc ecce puer tranquilly ad liniina luci's
llle diu promiflfus adeft/uitamg? falutans
Has renerisiam nuncmulcet uagitibusauras.
Euge beate puer fanguis meus/horrear ortus
Grxcia tota ruosdaurumqj babitura fecundamt
AfcraAretbufafui’smecuanter Smyrna coroni*
Incipe adhuc gracih connectere carmina filo
Incipe magne puerrnec uota intexere dirts
Impiainec culici gemitum prxftare merentit
Nec te Lampfacium pudeat lufifle Icbypballumi
Blandaq? lafciuis epigrammata pingere cbarcis
Acmonidas refer / ec Bronre/ Volcaniacp anrra /
Igniuomosqi apices montis / rauco<j tremetera

Murmure tbnnaclam quoties p nubila flamma?
Eructat tenratq? latus uerfare T ypboeus.

Die Scyllam fubitis miferam qua: fc induit aliff
Scyllam qua: niniio flagrans Minois amore
Ah potuic rigido genitorem inuadere ferro
Crudehs/potuit cano fpoliarc capillo.

Crudelis / fed quis duro conrendat amoriV
Crudelis.Sed culpa tua eft tua culpa cupido,
Atqj ha:c prima noui fuerint elementa poets t
Hsc fuerint timids prsludia prima iuuenta:..

Iam uatem iam Roma uocasuam fsua receffie
Paupertasiprsftatq? piis grata otia mufis
Thufeus cqs.no fee bunc ataufs q re gib us ortus
Difcinctu iuuenem.Cerno et re maxime princeps
Purpureos inter proceres / fanctumq? fenarum
Pendentem fraread numeros'atq ora tenentem.
Tu tamen o miferxnimium uicina Cremona
Quid fles amiflum quid flcs‘mea Matua campu^
Pafcentem niueosberbofo flumine cycnos^
Nonne uides ingrataituis qua: premia danis
Accumulent fuperit et folatia quanta repedant i
Ipfa en Roma tuo fefe quoq* iactat alumno.
Iamcj Phalantei refonant pineta Galefi
Tityre te uacuo meditantem murmur in antrot
lamq? tuam deciles recinuntAmatyllida filuae

Nigraq? dum raucum tremulis euibrat ab -all's
Carmen et epoto canic ebria rore Cicada/
Montibus ah fobs formofum iactat Alexin
Vocalis coridonier Alexin reddic imago.
Ecceaurem im paribus dum fibila fleetitauenis
Impubis paftorifaciles dum ludit amores
Aureolo petit hunc malodafciuacp curric
Ad fahces Nymphe furtiuo prodita rifu
Sed maiora uocant / nunc' o nuneomnisaberro
Impius/ et cafti linguist animiscp fauento.
Stelligero deus ille deus fe fundi t ab axe
Aeterni mens certa patris/ quiqj omnia nutu
Torquef.idumxac feuirginis inferitaluo
Aurea fparlurus redfuiuo farcula mundo.

Tu tamen ante alios felix mea uera propago
Cui Iicitum in film's inter coryleta iacenti
Rimari quid fata parent/qmd pulchra minentur
Sidera / Qmqj mihi diuinipectoris heres
Enthea cumeis incingas tempora uictis
V erum age ia geiidoscg tegat um^racula fontis
Et folds cumuietur humus/ denfiq? mamplis
Infpirent floresiuacuoq? incifa fepulchro
Candida formofum teftetur Iittera daphnint
Daphnin ad aftra uocct tenero caua fiftula catu.
Ebrius interea noftri nutritor Iacchi

Silenuf molli dcrmit refupinuf in antm
Ebriuf / et mmio uenaf tumefactufalumno
Securum pueri audacef/atq? improba Naif
Inuadunt furtim/deqf ipfif uincla coronif
Quae lend e mutilo modo uertice defluxerunt
Inuciunt alacref promilfaqi carmina pofcunt/
Carmina cum filuif totof rnulcennamonuf
lamqj tuif Mina glauca fub batundme ripif
Vincicuc alcerno Corydomf carmine thytfif
lam repent querulam Damonif tibia Mufam
DamomfMufarri fcopuli pinufcp Icquuntur.
Sed quid Io tarn duke tibi eft Galatea fub undtf
Qua formofa uocet nequiqua ad littora cydopf
Infehx cydopf/fed enim infehcior 1II0
Galluf amat/queriturq fuam ,pcul efTelycorin i
Gallufquern rigidae fleuere in montibufornit
Cuiufamorem omnefnequeunt mutate laboref
Galluf quern fruftra uerbis folattif Apollo eft*
Haec fat erit fimaf inter cecinifie capellaf
PafroremtTu uictricem fer Mantua palmam,
Ecce lacertofi quaerunt noua turba coloni
Quo fegetef ueniant carnpo quo fidere telluf
V erratur/qucd fit falcis/quod tempufaratrn
Egredere o filuifiuuenif curtuqi leuatuf
Triptolemi Jatiof faetinda melfibuf agtof*

Nectclebfiarp palmef-agattfed repfetad ulrmlm
Ebn'pfmNulct rubeatnouanupta man'to-t
Et pater Aiuuiuif medio confurgat ab aruo
Pomiferum liicidi caput alre umbratufamictu*
Atqi Acbcloc tuum teneatgraue dextera cornu
Sretqp cateoacai’fmdcnf nudare pahrfrraf
Palladifampla arbof bicoloribuf horrida bacci's
Frondjbuf et uerfif longum difcriminef annum
lam laetof inter faltuf frondofaq? tefqua
Hinc lutrduf.pritno cui  fronf protuberet aruo
Mugitu renero matrem uocetunde per herbaf
Candida lafciuo difcurrat bncula faltu:

At quibuf afl'urguntplino ram cornua giro
Inter (e  aduerlo decerrent peccoce amantef:
Dum rudisexUlnm fhorenrisin arquore cam pi
Luditequus:uoIucresq4 fuga praruertere uentos
Auttranare amms/aut curfueuincere montem
Gefnttolympiaca: rapturus dona coronet
Lanigerumcp pecus pn'mo prcpellat eoo
De ftabulis paftortdum pratis rofcida lucenc
Gramina'dum teretes perflexa cacumma gucta:
Colluduntupfar hxrcntes tux rupibus altis
Afpera Cinypbix carpanr dumeta cape!ia\

Turn glomcrata cauo fundant fe examina faxo
Alantemq* rofam et tenerorum gemma florum

Taungens populentfir aues/plenoq? recurrant
Pophteuam lentum teneat fundamina gluten
lam portas arcemqj et propugnacula condant
Cxracj? nectareas ducat (ex angula cellas /

Aut natos aut mella legant / fucos<^ repellant
Turpe pecus /Iainq? accinctx ciuilibus arnn's
Expediantq? manus rofrns/et fpicula uibrentt
Nocrurnoqj fonent mufiantia caftra fufurro.

At tu qua: tellus atfttiq? geluqj laboras
Cui facet hibernos helycon l'ntercipit ortus
]Sc cefla acceptam nofrre fubmictere lauruni
Nec la fupmi certet de faguine uatis (athenae
Smyrna rbodos colophon (alarms chios argos(
Quippe Bianoream manet hxc  uictoria gentem
Naqj meus tirnido qui rura et paicu a  tierfu
Hactenus excoluit,ftimulis tandem acribus actui
Dedifcetq? metumtualidas^ in pectora uires
Contrahetiattomtocg canet fera pectine bella.
Qualis adhuc breuibus uix bene fidere pinnii
Ccepit auisimattem primo nidosq? loquaces
Circum it et crebrum patula fup atbore fidit:
Coliigit inde animos fenfim:et uicina uolatu
Stagna legit/1 err ascp eapit/captasq* relinquit*
Lafciuitqj fuga: tandem et fublimia tranai
Nubila/et iratis audens fe credere uentis;

In fpacia excfirrit / iufrisqferemigat alts.

Ac primum Siculis magnum prcducet aborts
Laomedontiademundisq? ct rurbinefaruo
Auferet in libyentquem Dido ignara futuri
(Sic placirum fupens)animoqj domoq? receptet
Reginaeq? bofpes dirt commcnta Sinoms/
Mendaccs Graios/ uanx periuria gentis/
Etpopulata mails ncptnnia pergamaflammis/
Se quoq? iacrarum referetterraq* mariq?,
lllaauidif bibetignem oculisinoctemq? diemq*
Nurrietinfelix uefanum pectore amorem,
Venatn tandem in medio Saturnianimbum
Pronuba diflfundet'.foloqj hymenxus in antro
Affueritinullasq* faces mctftum affetetomen.
Fulgoresqj dabitnymphis ululantibus arther
Ipfe louts monitu Aeneas rurfum ire per undas
Cogetur uento/rurfum itala quarrere regna
Surgentem Aufoniae folio impofiturus Iulum.
At Phcemffa rogum fsuo furiata dolore
Infcendet moritura / trucesq* in uota uccabit
Eumenidasimox et phrygium (pro triftia dona )
Ah niueum per pectus aget miferabilis enfem.

D ifcolor interea Taurino combibet ore
Iris aquasiiterumq? anrris effundet apertii
Hippotades hyememiet rapidis ruet sequoia urn’s

B u

Zanclxas iterum feffi ciicicritur ad oras
Troes i  et hofpitio fidi aecipiehtur Aceftae,

Hie patris ad tumulum folcmnis ordine pompas
Dux fcret/ac mersfos celebrabit httoreludos*

Tum pelagus relegens amiHo pradide puppis
Vix tandem euboica Iacbrymas potietur barena
Arcp ubi fara deum uiuacis ab ore Sibyllx
Hauferitunfernas enam defeendet ad umbrast
O pietas:manesq? petet per auerna paternos
Romanosq? fuos lethal ad flu fowls undam
Conferet et magnos gaudens cognofcet lulos
Paciferumq* ducemjfuluo cui pulchra metallo
Sxcla fluent / cui prefla graui pede bella iacebut
His lartus porta ad focios euadet eburna
Dux Anchifiadesmifcumcp enabitadamnem*
Necdum parta quies:refrant bella afpera reftantt
Et craflus multo fragnabit funere tbybris.

At tibi Caftaliis renouenrur pectora lympbis
Care nepostnunc nunc inge'ti eft ore fonandtjm
Grande opus a tergo/ qs enim alto eumcere catu
Clamoresq* uirum areg hinnitus fperct equoru .
Tu tamen euinces licitum tibi rnaxime uatum
Arma acies / furias / Martem ipfu square canedo
Iamq? uolans fuperas Alecto impune per auras
Tartareum canit:ct r. Tides lmdentibus bydris

Inftinaulat ,dux l'pfa manu Saturnia fxua
Clauftra quatit belli poftesqj irata refrmgitt
lam laria: coiere manus / domat afpera duris
Ora lupis lonipes / facilesq* in puluere giros
Flectit eques ; lpfa: alpi.no de uertice filua:
Precipitant auidx pbrygios haurire cruores
lam raftri pondus ngidum diffingic in enfem
Cedis amor/ uerfiq? abeunt jn pila ligones
Atrtitusq? caua muratur caflide uomist
lamqt aure borrifono riipunt fera claiTica boboi
Armorumq? minax preltringit lumina fulgor.
Diiqj alacres fecum in marrem Cythereius beros
. Arcbadas et nudum aufpicio Pallanra fmiftro
Audacem puerumimelioraqj fatafcquuros
Tyrrbenos rapit:et ranris accmgituraufis
Eccefurens rucilus feuoqj inftinctusamore
Nequiq in pbrygiam laculatus lampada daflem
Miratur fubitas pelago confurgere nympbas.
Nec minus lmimpic cafrris: alramqj cruentus
Dat ftragemvfluuioqj euadit letus amieo*

Vlror adeftdocios q* exponens litrore tuto
Aufpicium belli:maternis fulguratarmis
Dardanides: totasq? in pugnam exufcitatiras
O qui Tudor equisj'qui fe alto in puluere reges
T urpabuntj’qro exurget rubra (anguine tellus^

B ii.

Nec tuushafta deus / nec te tua dextera forti
Mezen ti leco eripiettuisqj effera mentis:

Sed confors nato accedes tumuliqj necisqj*

At tu quo nimio fpoliorum et iaudis arnore
Inonfulta ruis^quin farms bellica uirgo
Infidias prius et uementem refpicishafram/

Tuqj mi fee pone o rapti mala gaudia baitei
Et carfi exuuias pueri / lnuidiamqj deorum
Turne caue'dabis bcu poenas dabis iprobe et ifta
Euandro debes animatn a tqs  ulcriabus umbrts
Sic tandem iliacas properans penfare ruinas
Ad teucros feflfis reuolat uictoria pinnis
Grande tamen uobis leti folamen bonefti
Magnanimi heroes nati felicibus aftris
Afferet Aonius iuuenis / Cm Dia canenti
Facta uirutrs ton’s pariterprxcoma linguis
Soiuet fama loquax/cui dulci Temper ab ore
Rofcida mella fluent/ cuiufq? acheloia Siren
Geftiet innocuo diuina pocmata canru
Flectere/ cui blandis infidet Suadalabelh’s
Cui decus omne fuum cedet ftupefara uetuftai
Ipfa illi quern uixducibus largiris honoretn
Sponte feres totocp aflurges roma theatre.

Hxc ufai ueridico fudit de pectore Manto
Compofuit uultum t  reneroq? arrifit alumno i

Ofculaq? ore legens facram infpirauitamcremi
Afflauitq? anirnum / tenuesqj recefl'it in auras,
Plauferutit hilares ad ranta oracula Mufx t
Plauferunt Nymphxtquiqj alto e uertice montis
Affuerat/capnpes concuflic cornua Faunust
Et triplices carmen fer/pfere adamantc forores.
Vos age nunc alacres cercaum etbrufca uiuentu*
Aoniis operara facris accurnte mecum
Dxdala perpetui uifum monuments poetxi
Qualia nec caftx peplis mtexra Minerux
Solemni uetercs Iufrro explicuiiris Athene
Picta rubro quoties animantur prxlia cocco.
Nec uetus immenfum fuerintqux fparfap orbe
Gloria / feprena celebrat fpecracula fama t
Nam neqj belligeris Babylon pulfara quadrigis
Mcenia nec Iiquido pomaria pendula cxlo
Conferattautdextris confrructa altaria Delos
Cornibustaut uafti molem rhodos aurea Phcebf
Non Cares Maufoletuicelamina bufti;
Pbidiacum non Elis eburinon ip fa fuperbas
Pyramidas iactetlafciui lingua Canobi,

Namcp bare aut ualido Neptuni quafla tridentit
Aut relo Sumane tuo rraxere ruinam
Aut trucibus nimbis/aut ire obnoxia Caurit
Aut tacias lenri pericrunt dentibus xui:

At manetxternumierferosexeurritin annos
Vans opustdumcp in racito uaga fideta mundo
Fulgebunttdum fol nigris orietur ab indis:
Prxuia luciferis aderit dura cumbus Host
Dura uerttriftishyemsiautunum proferet arftast
Diiqj fluct fpirans / refluetq? reciptoca Tethyst
Dura mixta altetnas capicnt elementa figurast
Semper erit magni decus immortale Maromst
Semper in exhauftis ibunt hxc flumina uems t
Semper ab bis docti ducenrur fonnbuf bauftuf t
Semper odorat&f fun dent bxc gramma floreft
Vnde pix bbenf apef i  unde mclyta nectat
Serta coiruf triplici iuuenalif gratia dextra ,

Et quif io iuuenef tanti miracula luftranf
Eloquii non fe immenfof terra: q? mariTq?
Profpectare purer tract uf,bic ubere largo
Luxuriant fegetef:bic moliia gramina tondet
Armentumihic lentif amicitur uitibufulmuft
Illinc mufeofo tollunt fe robora trunco:

Hinc maria apla patetibibulif hoc fqlet barenif
Littufiab bifgelidi decurrunt montibufamnef:
Hue uaftx lncumbut rupef / hinc ferupea padut
Antra finuf: illinc uallef cubuere reductae.

Et difeorf pulcbrum faciefita temperat orbemi
Sic uariof fefe in uultuf facundia diuef

Induittet uafto nunc torrens impcte fertur
Fluminis in morem:ficco nuncaret in alucot
Nunc fefc laxat / nunc exfpatiata cobercet i
Nuncinculca decet nuncblandis plena renides
Flonbus/interdum pulchre funul omnia mifcec,
O uatum preciofa quies / o gaudia folis
Nora pus / dulcis furor / incorrupta uoluptas /
Ambrofiarqj dcum menfx / Quis talia cernens
Regibus lnuideat.mollem fibi procfus babeto;
Vefre auru gemas:tatu bine ,pcul efro malignu
Vulgus: ad hec nulli perrumpant facra profani.
FINIS

REGISTRVM
Primufeft ternttf. A.i.A.ii.A.iii.
Secundufduernuf.B.i.B,ih

D. Angeli Politianiopufculum hec
elegantifljmum impreflfum eft
Bononix p egregiumVirum
Platonc de Benedictif impf
,fore accuratiflimu, Anno,
domini, M.cccc.

Lxxxxu. die
Nono
Iumi,

Angelus Politianas t Laurentio
Tornabono fuo.S.D*

Debet: hare Silua tibi/uel argumento / uel titulot
NaraetHomeri ftudiofus es quality nofter con
fectaneusietpropinquus Lauren ri Medici's fum
mi / prarcellentisqj uiri : Qui (cilicet  Ambram ip
fam Caianam:pratdiuf utitadixerim omniferu:
qiiafi ,p laxamento fibi delegic ciuilium l abonn
Tibi ergo poemation hoc / qualecunque eft nun
cupamus; Vt fitamoris noferi monimenrumr Sic
incitamenru ribiad feudia litteraru / prarfertimeg
grarcarum tin quibus tamen i  it a tantum proceffi
ftirut uideare ad fummum breui / fi raodo prexe
risfeuafurus. Vale.Florentiar.Pridie.Nonas noue
bres ♦M.cccclxxxy,

Angeli Politiani Sililatcfti titulus Ambra/ in poe
tx  Homeri enarratione/pronuntiata»

s Ficea ft  Cereris templo fufpenfa corona
Donum crat agricclx  quoda ft  uinitor uua
Sepofuit Bromio/quoties prardiuite cornu
Copia fe fudit,placidam fi lacte recenti
Paftores fparfere Palemifpumantia poftcj
Complerat olxdam fupra caput ubcra mulccraim
Pnmitias ct qirifq? fui fert muneris auctori
Cur ego non uocem hanc / aut figd fpiritus olim
Concipit egregium/fiquid mens ardua confcit|
Rarum infignefibf/fiquo fe murnuireiactat
Lingua potens cur no totum in prxconia foluam
Meonidx magniicuius de gurgite umo
Combibitarcanos/ uatum omnis turba furores/
Vtq? laboriferi/ferrum lapis Herculis alte
Erigit et longos Chalybum ,pcul implicat orbes
Vtmcp fuam afpirat cunctis/ita prorfus ab uno
Impetus illefacer uatum dependet Homero»

Ille Iouis menfe accumbens dat pocula nobis
Iliaca porrecra manufqua: trifte repellant
Annorum fenium/uitamc^ in fxch  propagent
Ille deum uultusulle ardua femina laudum

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Qftentat pdpulistac mentis prepete nifu
Peruolitat chaos immenfum/cxlu/xquorafterras
Vimqp omncm exfinaat rerum/uocesqj refundit
quas fera/qs uolucris/quas ueti atqj xrberis ignei
Quas maria at<^ amnes/quas d icg hoiesqtoquai:
Quin nudam uirtutem ipfam/coplexus/honores
Faftidit nanos let  ineptxpremia famx
Defpicit cxcmptus uulgo/ac iam monte potitus*
Ridethanelantem dura adfaftigia turbam,

Vos age nunc ranriprecor incunabula uatis
Diuinosqs ortus Clio dictate canenti
Muneris hoc ueftritlongis fiquidcm obfita fxclis
Fama tacet/centumq? dex premit ora uetuftas
luerat xthiopum/folitas inuifere menfas
O ceanumq? fenem let  fecundx terbyos antra
luppiter xtnxoqj manum exarmauerat igni
Contentusfcxptris/frontem tranquilla ferenat
Maieftas/fanctocp nitet paxaurea uultu
Nimbi hyemes tonitrusqj ,pcuUregc omnc doru
Concilium facie cultuqj mfigne fequuntur
Biftoniis Mars inftat equisrru iungis olores
Phcebe therapnxos:gctica roars fulgurat baftai
Contendis tu phcebe fides/arcusqj retendis.
Lyncas agit Bromiustpauos Saturnia pietost
Tardos luna boues;annofas Delia ceruas;

Grypas hyperboreos nemefisteythcreacolubasii
Fere pedibus pinnas puer Arcas:crme galerum i  •
Et cbelyn incuruam/atq* lcurua fufrinet harpenf
Paciferaq? duos uirga difcruninar angues
Goryton/puer Idalius/calamosq?/facemq$

Alcides clauam/et nemm uellera monftru
Tartaream Pallas galeami et pborcynida geftatt
Concordes gemino radiantur cafrores aftro.
Clauiger in femet / redeuntem computat annum
lam dexrra deus.Ad Saturnum lanea compes
Mulcibero iubet ire parem / nec dexrra,pmetheii
Non tua caucafex meminit ferrata catenx
Arma deosfua quenq? decent,necfcgniusalti
Numina conueniunt pelagi'rex ipfe biformes
Arduus urget equos/fa’uocp rridente minatut
Euroq? borexq?/et uultu temperat auftros
Solus equo zephyrus rremuhs perfulratin nndis
Ipfe finu faciiem molli fouet ampbirriten/
Ludunt nereidum fimplex chorus: ilia fororem
Prouocat/et blando certat fuperare natattn
Hare iunctum delpbina regit i  premit ilia leonem
Trux uehit bane aries/olido fedet ilia iuuenco:
Infultant al ix  monftris/qux plurima uaftus
Subluit ocean us tfcopulis borrentia Cete
Ballsnam piftrinqp et pbyfetera marinos

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*.ui*

Si qua fides uero efr/ efflantem ad fidcra fluctus,
Quafdam et femiferi dorfo tritones amico
Excipiuntibifidarq? ligant curuamine caudaet
Et nunc tortilibus permulcent xquora conchis {
Dulcia nunc flexis ceruicibus ofcula captant:

It pborcus paterut glaucus/Iongamqj per undas
Canitiem trahit et nymphis luctantibus inftat
Inoufq? puer/glauca cum matre/repulfas
Nunc fubter lafciuit aquas/nunc improbus extac
Pubetenus conchasqj et rubra eoralha uellit.

Tu quo<j non dubio/frontem laxare feueram
Tadem aufus rifuproteutuerum una pemptum
Ploratadhucnatum thetisietcrudelia diuum
Numina/crudeles parcas nuferanda laceflitt
Ac precibus mixtas obliquans fx ua querellas
Exiting reum citat et conuicia fundit
Turn uixpaflatboro primos accumbere diuum
Procurrit turbata comas et pectore nudo
Sic dolor llle monet/ Ixuaq* amplexa uerendi
Genua louisldextraqjattetans fupplice barbam
Talibus aflfata eft: 0 qui ftellantia nutu
Regna quatisiuiden utmagna de genre dearum
Sola ego perpetuo'qd enim mea uulnera celem i
Tabefcam luctu/uefcrascg infefta profanem
Has epulastquodna ob meritu pater optiey certe

Non ego uincla tibi/faVo/fcis ipfe parabam
Magne fator.Non corycio tua tela fub anrro
Seruabat Then's anguipedi iurata tiphoeo
Nec nunc mortalif thalamof/ humilemcp marittf
Conquerimur/fuerint parcarum uellera mfri*
Inuida conubns/liceat timuilTe to'nanti
Quancj/o/Settaceo/cur autem fumme deorum /
Cur meus acacides latoia tela cruentat
Te minertan ne'etia fubolem damnauimus ipfae
Aut facieni titani tuam.fed uertite quafo
Me quoq? lam dudii in filice / nec marmora folu
Triftibus sternum lachrimis fipyteia manent
Hos certe ingrato cineri mutisq? fepulchris
Quando aliud ^d fit i  genetrix pfoluat honores
Si neq< perpetus/faltem ilium munere laudis
Dignaris pater et letben parua accolet umbra ■

T alia uerba refert/gembusqj affixa tonantis
Haeret inexhauftum lachrimans fparfisq? capillis
Iamcg deos omnes/dietis et imaginetncefta
Flexerat .inuidiam fenfit/uultuscg retorfit
Ad Venerem Phoebus, tudiuam pauca moratn*
Subleuat omnipotes/uerbiscp ita mulcet amicis.
Ne crede xrerno incifas adamante/reuelli
Pofl*e deum leges.Itatomne immora per xuum I
Qux triplices neiiere eolusmec funera nati

x.iiii.

Flet tbetis una fubcommunes define cafus
Adnurnerarc tibi/ac totam banc circufpice turba
Scilicet innenies confortes undigj luctus/
Mequoqjin his/fiqdem tranfegit opuria cufpis
Ductorem lycix / ct moribudu in puluerc metfit
Nec tu digna tamen fateor/ni fata repugnent /
Qua: tam fxua gemastqux mortales hymenaros
Netei pertuleris / nec folus Apollinis arcus
Pignora diuarum pbrygiis tamen obruit aruis
Eft etiam'cui’ memnoniam paliantias urnam
Impuret/atqj adeo ttiftes ut pectore curas
Excutiasianimumq? leuestreddetut acbslli
Ingens tantorum pretium/mibi crede/laborum
Nam necp cecbereosrictusmec erynnidasatns
Anguibus i ra p 1 icira s: in a mx n a qyta r ra r a paffus
Helyfium renet.hie magna uenerabilis umbra
Mufatis pulchram aufpicus fibi colcbida iunget/
Solis et oceani uoluenti prcgcner xuo;

Vtq? rbodof foie. Vencrem paphos/atc^ cyrhera
Iunonemq? famostCereremqj Tiphoias xtna
Me mea cteta colit ;fic nato Candida leuce
Leuce qux:fcyricis procul infula gfonat undi*

Templa tuo ponettnautis bic ille fub alto
Fata canet luco uenturx nunria fottis
Adde et pulcbto tradetur pulchra marito

Tyndaris sadds ftellis fulgentibus ardens
Meq* dabit (ocerum.Thalamis cn ftcrnuic ifrss
Pulchcr bymentgratasc^ uices forn'ta uoluptas
lam nuncdiuiduos uiueni defpondetamores,
Vt<^ tuos artus nunc dulci graria nodo:

Nunc papbie rofeis necrit uulcane Iacertis
Sic ilium formola helcneiformofa Cytaus
Auferet alternumfet lentus fefta otia ducet,
Famaq?/ne dubitacenteno gutture uefttos
Indefeifa canettcsloqj squab if bonores;

Audiet bos et quern rorrenti flammeus aftro
Carcinus sfuferis late difpefcit barenis
Et quos hercules fummorunt otbe columns
Atq3 hominum primi Blemystquosq? altior axis
Cogit hyperboreos fubter durare tnonest
Nulla uirum genstnulla diesmufcj ulla racebic
Pofteritasmulla teget inuida nube uetuftas:
Quippe deum fan eta nafeetutorigine uates t
Q ui Iuccm sternam factis immanibus addat
Qui regum fera bella tonet:grandiq? tremendas
O bruat ore tubas/cuius uocalia firen
Pectora/et aomdum miretur prima fororum
Illeruum tbeti pebden uenientibus annis
Dedet bonoratumiferisqj nepotibus unum
Thefiaius eXcmplum uirtutis babebitur heros.

Quodatn etia noftro luuenis de fanguinc cretus
Dux bcllo inuictustGangen domitutus et indos
Atq? femirarm'as fracturus cufpide turres
Fclicem tanto prarcone uocabit achillem
Et dubirabis adbuc obductar nubila frontis
Atcjj importunas euris mandare qucrellas
Quin audes laxare ammum:uulrusq? priores
lnduis.et lsetis hilarem re cxtibus infers^
Dixerat/illa oculis iam dudum abfterferat imbre
Lxra omnemtarrberio grates agir l’nde tonanri/
Infrauratq? comas/cultusqp/habitusq? decoros
Accipitthic diuam glaucarum tota fororutn
Circumfufa cobors/ftudio excolit/ipfa fibi obftat
Sedulitastparf multifidi difcrimine dentis
Cxfariem comit/molli pars colligit auro
Effufamtpars fmgitacu/crinemq? Iapilli*

Spargit hydafpau’stha: baccas auribus addunt
Reftituuntq? finus/illa aurea cingula don at
Donar eryrhrans bare plena monilia concbis
Lartantur Nereusq* patertgrandaruacg Doris
Continuo redinlle decor/fuffufaqj pulcbris
Fax radiat rranquilla genis/procul exulat omni*
Triftiria/infuetam renrancnoua gaudiametem
Haut aliter uerno cum pulfa rofaria nimbo
Frondentis rutilum uirga: fpolianturbonorem

Defluit expirans dominx cruoructaq* lapfis
Commoritur foliis halantum gratia florum
Aft ubi mox clarum iubaraureus exferuit fol
Augefcunt recidiua nouis turn germina truncisf
Lxtaqi natiuas oftentat purpura gemmas.

Iatruj implere fidem diuini cceperac on’s
Aeacidesithalamo et teplis et hotioribus auctus:
Cum partum ingentem memor extulit lhtbyia,
Hermxo prxtenra finu fuit inclyra quondam
Vrbs tori prxlata afix.bcebeius illam
CoHiugis extinctx monimentum nobile tbefeus
EfTe deditfmyrnesiarcemq? in monte locauic
Profpectantem undas femehet fua tecta tuentem
Quo flet mcefta filex niobe : niobesq? fepulchru
Hie placido fluit amne Melesi auditcp fubaltis
Ipfe tacens antris/medicantes carmina cycnos
Hxc uatem eximium tellus/ita fancra uetufcaf
Credidit/baec ilium diaf in luminif oraf
Prima tulittpater aonii deuf incola luct
Ductare aflfuetuf tbiafof/facrifq? fororum
Refponfare cborif et par contendere Pbccbo
Furtiuo pulcram implerat Critbeida fcetu
inde capax nato ingenium/iargufcp uerendae
Scilicethauftufaquae:primo/fi credimuf/ ille
Vagitu/horrifoni fternebat murmura ponts

Pacabat uentostmollibat corda ferarum t
Ipfa etiam lacrimas/Sipyleia fundere cantes
Deftititaudito.Reptabat maxim us infans
Flumims in ripatreptantem mollibus ulnis
Nais baremuagum rapiebat fxpe fub amnem
Oftenfura patritet rurfum exponebat in ulua
Flore breues cinctum/autapio rorantecapillos:
Vosq? Eteoclex/ni mendax fama/forores
Mififtis lecras horarum a fonte corollas:

Flauaq? uirgineam puero immuIfifTepapfllam :
Dicitur:Acraeoceuquondam Pallas Erechtheo
Ipfe ue iam certo ueftigia ponere mfu
Vtq> datum uaria uoces effingere lingua
Gau debar calamos bybleis iungere cxris
Dijectos bromio calamos gaudebatet uncam
Ore inflare piotac digitis percurrere loton
Grande tame calami reboattgrade unca remugit
Tibia fxpe jllum uicina faunus in umbra
Demirans auris tacitus tendebat acutas:

Et fubito puerum fatyri cinxere theatro
Cum fatyrisq? ferxifet qu:e nil trifte minentur
Cumqi fcris filux/fetqux alts cacumina motent /
Multifidarq? facris adnutent legibus aurar,

Ipfi quin etiam riguo pactolus et berm us
Certatim affluxere auro, Iuffbsqi taccre

Ripa ab tittaq* fuos Meander miTi'r oloresi
Marandcr fibi met refluis (xpe  obmus undist
Marander fub humum pudibudo flumine labens
Quod pueru ignarus carpontdum ludic in unda
Delitias natiJmox natum merferatalueo
Infelixgenitor:fed uenti id crimen amanns
Verum ubi primeux dubio fe flore iuuenta:
Induittac plenis adoleuit fortior annis/

Carmen amac/carmcn/,p maxima numina uata
Carmen apollineo tanrum modulabile plectro
Carmen caucafeas filicestcautemq? ficanam
Quod trahat/et rigidi leges infringat auerni
Exarmetq? iouis minirantem fulmine dexrram,
Iamqj infanafacrum uisunfertusq?medullis
Exfamular uatem aracides :iam parturitaltum
Mens opustet magnis animofa accingitur aufis
I lie tamen qua: nam ora fuitqui uultus Achilli
Qui ue oculi/quantus marernis fulguretarmis
Scire auet/Ah nimius uotituiolentaqj fundens
Murmura/terribile tumulo ciet improbus umbra
Continuo figa:us apex concufTus in arquor
Procumbit/raucumq? gemir, Rbeteia contra
Litora:et effufis tremicarduafontibus idef
Semiuftucg cauo Xanthus crinem abdidit antro
Ecce tuens toruum/nec uari impune uidendtis

Phthitts bonoratis heros aftabat in'armis J
Quail’s peliaca teucros obtriuetat bafra
Priamiden uerfa a danais durn quxteret ira
VlroL-Jcc heu fluuiis mifetos/campisqj fugaret
Flam mens lgnefcit cborax/auroq* mmatur
Terrifico radiatus apexun nubila furgi't
Fraxinus et loga rurfii heetora uulnerat umbra
Ipfe ardens clypeo oftentat/terramq^ fretumcgj
Adcg indefeflfum folcm ifoiisqj fororem
lam plenamtet tacito uoluentta fidera mundo.jj
Ergo bis defixus uatcs/dum fingula uifu
Explorat mifcr incautotdum lumina figit
Lumina nox pepulititum ucro exterritus hxfit
Voxq? refjffa metu;et gelidos tremor ipuh't artus
Ad iuuenem facer aonium mi'feratus Achilles/
Quandoquidem Saturne tuas infleccere leges/
Hauthatum cuiq/clypeo excipittoraq? liigens
Infpuitaugurium.baculum datdeinde potetem
Tirefne magnitqui quondam pallada nudam
Vidit«et hoc raptam penfauit munere lucem /
Suetus inoffenfos baculo duce tendere greflus,
Nec deeft ipfe fibi/qmn facro m ft in eta furore/
Ora mouer/tanticp parat folatia damni,
Aeaciden tamen/aractdencielo/arquaret aftrisi
Aeaciden fatnx.  Ieuat arduus alite curru/

Vntim dardanidismnum componitachiu '$
Aeaciden/unum ante omnis/miratur/amatc^.

Ac ptimum irarum caufas/trepidiqs tumultus (
Expedit/urqi luem neglecta induxerit argns
Relligio popuhs/ut regem irriteramantem
Theftorides/ut acetba fremens/uix temperet l'pfo
Enfe puer tbetidis t tux magni fanguine Atrids
Abftineat/diua: admonitulquae iurgia contra
Dux fetat incenfus dictis: quo uulnera neftor
Melle riget/quantUm amifTo dux frendeat altecl
Muneret quos nato genetrix exoret honores:
Quid doleat Iunotcxlo quid portetab alto
Infidiofa quiestqux rex obliquet inertis
Tentamenta fugx:faciat laertius heros
Quantum opxpretium/cti dulcibus afpa mifcet
Cum uaga clamofx reprimit conuicia lingua /
Cum fuadet durent caftrisiprxfagac^ monftraw
Fata deum/memoratplatanu / infatesc^ uoluctes
Cu matte abfumptas/uerfumcp in faxa dracoemt
Quo pylius fremat ore fenextut pacta/fidemqj/
Depioret/dextrasq* datas/ut fulmina narret
Mifla polo / ac precium oftentet uictoribus urbe/
Quae facies danaumicum fefem munia mattis
Accinguttquantum duxore:et pectore: et arm is
Emineat'tum pieridas fua numina rurfum /

Cofulit/bectoreasq? Agamemnoniasij phalagw
Enumeransupfos ice  o mox federe amantis
Conimictittuictumq? rapit pbryga nubibus atm
Victorcm Atriden nec opxno uulnerat arcu
Turn pugnam inftauras toto dat funera campo
Haut dubitans aka tydiden ftrage cruentum
Dardanioilycioq? duci;totidemqj repenre
O biectare dcis/glauci poft munere pulchro
Infignem/auratis oftentaturus in armis
Quid nunc Sidonio tentatam pallada peplof
Quid memorem lachrimas thebxar coiugis ct te
Parue puerfcriftasiet cafifidis xra timentemt
T eqi hxros longc gradienrem/et torua tuentemf
Quaflfatemqs procul metuedam cufpidis umbrai
Adq? aufu cordc impauido/folu hcctora contra
Stare diWquid te populorum fata duorum
Lacibus xquatem imparibus/ Rex magne deoru
Aut miferos tonitru danaos/et lampade fxua
Terrentem'qutd te ualloicafcriscg minantem
Pnamtda armipotens'his rurfum adiugif ardens
Heu precibus nihil et donis inflexus Achilles:
Exccptus^ Dolontet fomno proditusheros
O tbiyfiusitacitaq? auerfi nocce iugales
Qui iuperenreandore niues: qcurfibus a?quenc
Flaminatmox i  pfi ferro/telisq: repulfi

Pectora/cofurgutq? hcimen/etia fefTile tergu e
Spmacp depreflos gemino fubit ordine lubost
Et caftigatum cohibent cratfa ilia uentrem
Fundunt fe \xtx  clunestfubenfpaq? denfis
Cauda riget fetis/et luxunantia crcbrar
Velant colla iuba? / ac dexcra ceru ice  uagatur.
Tum terett fubftricta genu / molliflima fleet ic
Crura ferox/celfu ingredies/fremituq* fupbit»
Grade fonat tornata cauo breuis uguia cornu/
Ingenri referens corybanria cymbala pulfu,

O dulces paftoris opes,o quanta beatum
Qua tenet hue traqmlla qes' ut pcctore toto /
Lxtinam/totaq* fouet bona gaudia mente^
Nempe odiifraudumq? expers/exeptus inani
Ambitione/uacansq? metu / fpe Iiber/et infons
Natiuo cultu'et gaza pradiues agrefr i
Iple fibi uiuit nullo fub tefte/fuocp
Pendet ab arbitriotfuus ipfe eft cenfor/et alto
Calcat opes animoac regum deridet honores,
S i non txnareis llli ftant fulta columnis
Robora: cadatumcg alte laqueariafubter
Ridet eburipoftemue lilex afaroticus ornat
Nee maurufiacos pule hr a: teftudinis orbis
Delphica fuftentattnec docto trita myroni
Pocula/multiplici florent radian tia gemma,

b.i.

Aut bis in herculea milefia ueltera concha

i

Verfantur Jtenuiqs fatur lanugine bombyx
Luteolos follist preciofaq? fila telinquttt
Textile nec tenero fubtemine fulgurat aurum.
Spirantis referens uultustquar petgamos ohm
Artifici deferipfit acutqux ftamina memphist
Q_U2 e  tyros i  et babylon radio pinxerefonanti.

At iacet in molli ,piectus cefpite membra
Qua cauus exefum pumex teftudinat antrum
Qua ue fufurranti crinem dat aquatica uento
Arbor / et aut calamos / aut fixa haftilia iungit
Corticetftat^ leui eafa frondea nifa tigillo?
Quam metuant intrare pauoricurxqs fequaces
Sub qua iucundos tranquillo pectore fenfus
Nutrit inabruprocp fouet fua corpora fomno
SiluarunVet pecoris dominus.ftatfedula circum
Turba canes / audaxq? lacon / acercp moloflfus
Dant ignem extritu filicestdant flumina nectar
Haufta manuidat ager cerercm/no cafeus/aut lac
Lucorumue dapes abfunt.ftat rupibus ilex
Mella ferens tronco/plenoq? cacumine glandem.
llli funt animo rupes/frondofaq? tefqua
Et fpecustetgelidi fontesiet rofida tempe
Vallesqs / zephyriq?/et carmina denfa uolucrum*
Et nymphx / et fauni i  et capripedes fatyrifci

Pang? ruberis/et fronte eupreffifera filuanus t
Sileniqj fenes / fubdinalesq? ithyphalli
Et montana pales / et quo paftore pherxi
Gaudebat campi/et crinem refolura mimallon
Et qui cornigera bicolores fronte ccrymbos:
Papineamcp manu tenera quant emus hafta i
Sempamor/fempcanrus/etfiftula cordi eft
Semper odorati uenerisq? ftipendia flores/

V it arum altrix urbi male nota uoluptas
T alibus in ftudiis paftor molle exigit xuum»

Poft ubi raucifonx pinna uibrante cicadx
Incrcpuere:ardensqj metentibus ingruit xftus
Paulifper turn ceffat opus: faxiqi fub umbra
Profrrati indulgent geniomon mollia pleno
Defunt uina cadoinon lacti mixta polenta /
Aurpfnguis tergum uitulxtplacidusq* fonorae
Lapfus aquxJcrmemqj aurx/frotemq? laceflfur.
Inde opus integrant.donee fub nocte/eorufcet
Flammigero parux ftellantes clune uolucres.

Eccc autem dulces labris pater ingerit uuas
Autumnus:crebrxqj elifus uerbere plantx
It per prxla latex:pueriq? examine denfo
Exultant lafeiua eohors/circumqj fupraq?
llle manu panda pronus bibit: alter ab ipfo
Sugit mufta iacu/crepitantibas baufta labellis.

Hie fua fufpenfum refupinus in ora racemOm
Exprimit t  hie focii patulos irrorat hiatus /
Im’guumcp mero fordet mentumqj / finusq?.
Ebriaqj incertis titubant ueftigia plantis.

Poftcf acris fuccefiit hyems/et pendula tectis
Diriguit glacies/larga ftrue rollitur alte
Collucetqjfocus/coeuntuicinia fimplex
Vnaomnes:iuuenesc|j probi / matercg feuera
Coniuge cum duro/et puetis/et uirgine gradi.
Conuigilantqj hilares / et prims tpa noctis
Decerpunttmolli curas abigente lyxo
Mtituaq? inter feluduntttum tibia folle
Lafcinum fonatinflatottum carmina cantant/
Carmina certatim cantant: turn tenta recuflo
Tympana fupplodut baculo/et caiia cymbala(
Et lxti falrant/et tiidut sribus sra: ( pulfant/

Et graue confpirat eornu tuba flexilis uncot
Coclamarqj altu unanimes/tollutqj cachinos ,

Porroautem quanta eft differts copia uilis
Quag? penu dines / neqjm.uel frugibus ornis
Horrea fufficiunt / uel odoro dolia mufto
Teftaq? palladiis iam non uacat ulla trapetis *
Terga fuis pendent fumofo fordida tigno;
Pertica penfilibus oneratur ionga racemis:

Non uux arentes/non pruna/et carica defunt J
Soruaqj cum cerafis/duroq? putamine claufa
Perfica nuxtregumcp alras imitata coronas
Mefpila:cuqf piris/miferorum munus amantu
lam laxum in rugas malum/decoctacp abenis
Defrura/et ompbacin* liquor/et Iacbrymofa(
Et meditata nouos ficyoia bacca fapores(fmapif
T um fapafmelq? recensfedulcatiq? lupini
Er prunx increpitans balanustcotextacp cannis
Fiftina Iacrc madens/et durati fale fungi.
Annonam facilem uicinus fuggerithortus /
Murmur apricates muea dant turre eolumbi t
Expandunt alas/ct amicam blanda rogantcs
O fculacircueuntunfertanrqj oribus oral
lam uicibus nido ineubitat genetnxq? paterqj
Iamcp oua excuduttnati'sqj implumibus efcam
Comanfam alternattroftellacp biantia copier,
Adde gregem corn’s / crifratarumq? uolucrum
Induperatorestlaterum qui fidera pulfu
Explaudunttuigiliqj citant titanaeanore,

Et regnu fibi marte parant:qppe obufa roftris
Rofrra ferunt/crebtisq? acuunr aflulnbus iras
Ignefcunt animis/et calcem calce repulfant
Infefcotaduerfumqj affligunt pectore pectus i
V ictor ouans canta palmam teftaturfet bofn

b.m.

Infulrans uicto/pauidum pede calcat iniquo.

Illc fiLetilatebrasqj petit/dominumq* fuperbum
Ferre gemit:comes it merito plebs cetera regi
Formofo regi/cui uertice purpuratalto
Fafrigatus apextdulciqj errore corufcar
Splendefcunt ceruice iuba::perqp aurea colla
Percp humeros it pulcher bonos;palea apla dece
Albicat ex rutilo/adqj torofa i  pectora pedet (ter
Barbarum in morem. ftatadunca cufpide roftru
Exiguum fpatiirofmim:flagrantcg tremendiim
Raui oculitniueascp caput late explicat auris
Crura pilis hirfuta rigent/iuncturaq? nodo
Vix diftante fedcttdurus ueftigia mucro
Armattin immenfum pinnarcp/birtiq* lacerri
Protenti excurrunt:dup!iciq? horrentia uallo
Falcatx ad cadum tolluntur acumina caudx
Ipfefalax totam fcecundo feminegentem
Implettetoblongo nuncrerram fcalpurit urgui
Rimaturq? cibosaiunc edita nubila uifu
Explorat cauto:non ilium fquamea tuto
Aggreditur ferpens/non raptor ab xtere tniluus,
Vocibus interea crebrum fingultat acutis
Parturiens coniunx/qux fcilicet oua /fubinde
Tollitanus / fignatq? dies /. uigilemq* Iucernam
Confulit/et luns crefcentis rempora feruans

Vt primii gallitla glocit numero ipare fubdit;
Verfatisq? diu/follers auiculrat/an intus
Pipiat inuolucer pullus ; tenerumc# putamen
Pertuderit molli rofrro/adq* erumpere renter,

Parte alia bifero plumofarn eorpore meflem
Nutrir/et in crafTa fatur urinare lacuna
Anfer auet/ftagnumcp fuper pede remigat udo
Depicts ceruicis anas; prolemcp naratum
Inuitans/nuc extat aquis / nunc mergitur alte.
Erigit explicits gemmata uolumina caudac
Ambitiofus amans/ad ficu/et pollinc glifcic
Pellaci cantu deceptus ab aucupe turd us*
Infidit mutilo turtur/fefecg faginans
Rauca gemit/dulcesq? mifer fufpirat amores.
Flet uiduus perdix;querirur pegrina coturnix
Inclufi caueis.hic carca cumculus antra
Excauat:htc fepto prsgnas lepus errat i amplo
Capreoliqj/hinuliqj/et aduncis dentibus apri
Hac ftertunt ghres/hac femina foetat echinus
Dsdala fommferos pagunt examina bombos
Plenaqj captiuos feruant uiuaria pifces.

Scilicet bis opibus placide fua corpora curant
Dulciacg inter fe lati tellure magiTtra
Officia exercenttut qus neq* ferre recufet
Imperium/neqs non grandi mercede rependat/

St qua Iabon’fero debentur farra colono.

Me autem et uolucri petit ardua fidera mente
Scrutaturqi fagax/qua: fit fentcntia diuum
Quid quarq? emergcs/latitas ue/ories ue/cadcsue
Stella parettqd quadruplici celer afferat annus
Cardinetqua: fulcis/qua fint ftata tga mefTi t
Quidqj pecus uehat oleniutqua grandie collis
Trux nepa dilapidettquo turbie furgat orion
Quos glotnerct lbrisaut pffus arione dolphin
Aut pleas/arcturusq* fenex/byadesq? puelhe.
Vnde bibant berbar/dimni pocula lactis
Cur rubigofatis/uredoqi uitibus obfit
Quid nebulas abigat/tempeftatesq? repellat t
Quod uento 'igeniutquae nubes caufa ferenet:
quidq? files moneat i  qdq? iter meftrua phabe /
Velcum plena meat/uel cu decrefcere rurfum
Incipit.illeetiam numeros / legesqt dierum
Prouidus obferuat,fcit .n. qd feptima portet
In quanafcentem excepitbonadelia fratrem i
Scit quoqj-poft decima qd pria qd altera luces
Iniugant ogum .quo circa aut uellera lanac
Demetittautgrauido maturas tnergite arifras*
Aut rellam iocat uxorisinam pendula in ortu /
Pofteriore fuos eriam net aranea caflfes.

Qua* fequiturbona uirgultis/inimica fcrendis

frugifotergocauet qcf obefr/qdq* expedit urguet
Nouit.n. quota conubnVi quota partuba obfrett
Afpirct ue diestquota pinguem emafculet xdum
Septa q? circundet pecori / quota iungat am anus
Et clandefrinos iiibeat mifcere fufutros.
Quaponatcanis hirntum/malefuadaqj pectus
Cura nirm’s lacerettqUa triftis oberret erinnys
Nocte magis.fecat tile fuo fibi tempore lignum
Doha deguftat/fubigit l'uga ferre iuuencum
De flabris quocp/de pluuia/dulcicp fereno
Autlunze occafus/aut idem confulit ortus.
Tractat opus fi pura miceufin atra recedat
Aut quinto direcra dieiaut medio orbe retufa
Nec gracilicornu/aut triplici fit culta coronat
Tecta fubit metuens byemisifi rubra corufcer
Turn uero expectat uentostnec fallit eundem
Quo borean cornu quo cyntbia qniocet auftrin
Confulit et pbcebi fiamas/an grandinis augur
Palleat/ an radiis moftret difcordibus imbrem
An prae fe exoriens nubis agat/anniger orbem.
Circulus extremum claudens t qua rumpi£:acres
Careen's arolii moneat confurgere flatus.
Adnotat et cadi facieminii ftella fereno .

Aethere lapfa cadat/rapidi pramuntia cauri
Confcia num fubita femet caligine obumbrenc

Aftrastrabatcp byemetgermo tbaumatias arcu
Quid ferat/aut curto cum uix fecat acra giro:
Etpceae unicolor taurina fronte minatur.
Nuc prafepe oculis/nuc baccbi fpectat afellos t
Quiqj noron cernitiqq? e obuerfus ad arcton.
Fulgores/tonitrusjinfperfaq? uellera carlo
Brumalemq? diem/et totu femel afpieit annu.

N cc non ctnauris ruiturum in carbafa nimbum
Auguratmndifonu fi fors marc furrigit aegont
Canaq? confpergit fa!e faxa / ct Iitrora frangit
Tunc et triftifico reboant monrana fragore
Er repetiit ficcu mergitadq* ex arquore elamat*
Ipfa uolans fublime/auras arthramq? lacefl'it
Ardeaicolludunt fulicaefplaudunt<^ gregatar
Ad lafciua lacus alts prarftringit hirundo t
Er fummas propc radit aquas:ranarq« coaxanr.
Fufca gradu cornix lento metitur harenas
Aur fluuiu capite/et madida ceruice reccptat„
Crocituqj graui pluuia icrepat ufqj moraremt
Clangunt naupliadae uolucres: ct puia pinnis
Nubila cofcribunnincertus in arquore ddphin
Difflar aquasdatrant corui/uocemqj reforbe't*
Progerit oua cams patiens formica Iaborum.
Blanda canis terra pedibus fcabit, ore lapillos
Tardigradus prarndit cancerrfefeqs faburrat

Adcg hxret ripasdefu oceinit l’mptobulus mus
Stramiaqj exculcat.qn centipedes Scolcpedr*
Parietibus reptant/aures pigra motat afella.
Dependent bulla: lychno/fitienscp ctuoris
Mufca redit/jfumosqj ,pbofade mordicat attus
Neclonge a tectis Apis ingeniofa recediu
Prunaq?/concretusq? ima cim’s hxret in olla
Catboqs pellucet/neq$ non prxnuntiat euros
Plurna natas/foliu ue erras/pappiq? uolantes ♦
Flammaq? cum flecti't'cum fefe elidit/er ipfis
Vixfedetinfruppistfarillamq? excutit udam *
Vos quoque paftores uentos horretis:et imbres
Cu temere excurfans pecus apla i pafcua ferf t
Cumcg alaeres luduntagnitcalcisq? proteruos
Subfulrim iucutiut inter fe/et eornibus bxrent
Aut cum fe e paftu/uimix/xgreqj reuellunt.
Cumqt boues liquidi fufpectant lumina cxli
O lfactantcp auras/et fucos naribus udos
Crebra trahuttdextruq? lata cofternere gaudee
Aut lingunt aduerfa pilos/aut uefpere fero
Mugitu ingenti redeunt:caulascg fatigant
Cum jfibi non factos fus difTipatore maniplos
Cucp antro lupus exululattciiq? improbus ide
Nec metuens hominu ,ppius cofiftit / et offert
Se mendicanti iimilem/ac loca culta pererrac.

Ergo,'in confilium maria aduocatuethera'/ terras
Naturamqj omnem/uiuitqj auctonbus aftris
Cura deu agricola/adq? ammo prxfcira recefet
Et rerum euentus fenfu prarfagir acuto.

Hanc o cxlicolar magni concedite uitam:
Sicmibi deliciasific blandimenta laborum
Sic faeiles date Temper opes.hac improba furo/
V ota tenus .Nunq certemunq ilia precabor
Splendeat ut runio frons inuidiofa galero t
Tcrgemiaq? grams furgat mihi mitra corona*
Talia fefuleo lentus meditabar in antro

Rure fuburbano medicibqua mos facer urbe /
Meomam.longiq? uolumina defpicit Arni*
Qua bonus bofpirium felix / placidaq? qetem
Indulget laurenstlaurens baut ultima pbcebi
Glonauacratis laurens fida ancora mufist
Qui fi certa magis perrmferitotianobis
AfFlabor maiore deotnec iam ardua tantum
Silua/meas uoces/montanacg faxa loquentur i
Sed tu(fi qua fides) tu noftrum forfitan dim
O mea blanda altrix non afpernabere carmen
Quau is magnorum genetrix Floretia uatumt
Doctacg me triplici recinet facundia lingua.
FINIS

Impreflum Bononie per Plaronem de benedierfs
i rr pfl'.tre accura£idim u. M , cccclxxxxii, xyVlu n 11.

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IACOBO SALVIATO
SVO SALVTEM
DICIT

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ob id if>m impenfiusdebestquod es nuper: Lau
rentio Medici t principi uiro i  cuius ego / cliens !
alumnus^ fum / unus exomni Florenrina iuuen
cute I  gener afeitus.Profer igitur / in tali  patroci
nio /auctoritatem omnemi adq* gratiam i  quam
uidelicet tibi ter uiri excellentisaffimtas:ettua
egtegia indoles / morumq^ fuauitas f conciliant«
Yale;meq* utfacis amau

A 4*

Angeli Potitiani Siluaxcuititulus Rufticu sun
poetx Hcfiodi: Vcrgilicg gcorgicon
enarratione pronuntiata.
g  Vris opes faturitgnauoq* agitanda colono

Muneratet omniferac faeru telluris bonorc
Ludere fepre na g eft it mea fiftula canna.
Fiftula:Mantoae quam nuper margine ripar
Ipfe renidenti dum dat miHi Ticyrus ore
Hac puer Afcrxii repete lnqt harudine carme.
Pan ades:ct ciirui mecum fub fornrce faxi
Verfibus indulge ? medio dii phcebus in axe eft
Dum gemit crepta uiduatus Compare Turtur
Dum fua torquati recmunt dictata palumbes.
Hicrefonat bhhdotibi pinusamata fufurrot
Hit  uaga eomieris xnftbilacaara oipreflis
Hic fcarebris fahtf et  bullantibus incita uenis
Pura coloratos interfcrepit unda IapiUos:

Hie tua uicinis ludit lafciua fub umbris
Iatn dudutn nofcri captatrix carminis Echo.
Felix file animitdiuisqj fimillimus ipfis:

Quern non/mendaci refplendens gloria fuco (
Sollicitattnon faftofi mala gaudia luxust
Sed racitos finit ire dies et paupere cultu
Exigit innoeux tranquilla filentia uitx
Vrbe procuhuoti exiguus:fortem qi benignus

: Ipfe fuam fotfetiac modieo contentus aceruo i
No fpes corde auidas/no curam pafcit inanemt
Securus quo fceptra cadanttcui di'ra minentur
Aftra/et fanguxnei iubar exiciale comets.

Non ilium fragihs fauortindocilisq* potent!
Plebs feruare fidem / euectu popularibus aims
Cafuro imponit folio / nec ducit hiantem
Hucilluc uanos oftentans purpura fafces.

No metem pauet ipfe fuam / nec cofcius omnfs
. Exborretftrepitus/necedadpectora culpa ,
Carpitur occultetnon opportunus iniqui
Iudicio uulgi taut celfa confpectus in arce
Degeneri patet inuiduemon ipfe uiciflim
Obliquo liuoremacettfcetusq? ueneno
Aeftuat/ adq? aliena oculis bona lirnat acurisi
Rure agit in uacuo/fpatiisq? indulget aperti
Aetberis/aut operi infudans/aut ille fupinos
Euadens curfu in montisibinc fcilicet omnes
Grata: epuhemudis acbelotf in pocula palmis
Aduocat/exculTscg cibos dant bracbia filuK
Et feflfa in duro renouatur membra cubili.
Maior quippe uenit comitata labore uoluptas/
Nee facias dominam / autfaftidia leta fecutur*
Ergo neq? imbrifero pallens autunnus hiatu

Nec malus hunc afflat rabiofo firius aftro

- . . , ...... ■ •» .

a. 11.

Sxua uc Rhiphxx iabefactant frigora brum*:

Quippebyemetn excipe et uentos/cacliqj ruinam
Suetu: adq? octipede nec opaco uertice cactu:
Et ioue (ub gelido nocturnos carpere fomnos:
Et pede coneretas nudo caleare pruinas:

Et perferre fititn / et ieiunia foluere glande /

Et laffare feras curfu / etfuperare natatu
Torrentemiet uoiucri foflfam ttamittere faltu
Et quercum annofam ferro obturbare bipen ni
Turn prarda extorquere lupo: fafeiqj maligno
Subieciffe humerostet iniqui pondera raftri
Praedura tractare manu:et domitore lacerto
Sub iuga cornigeri colla obluctantia tauri
Ducere:et iratis concurrcre cominus urfis

Hinc agilis fubitora uigortrobuftaq? magno
Pectore uis habitat tfortesepanitnofa tuentur
Membra toritetcrudo tendut fe robore nerui
Hinc facies ,pcera:hinc fronti martius horror*

Qd fi bella uocenttqs ad afpera ^pmptiorarma i
Aut quis equu fternacem artis fregiflfe lupatis
Acrior i  aut fortem mucrone haunre ctuorem
Aut torqre fudemtaut neruo exturbare fagitta
Aut prxpilatis aciem perrumpere contis l
Quis certet duro agricolx feu dueere uallilm:
Seu fit opus celfo prxeingier aggere caftra

Sett fronte aduerfa tormetitttm figere abenam
Q<$ tonitru horrifico tnagnas fternetia tunes
Ardua fulmineo iaculetur faxa rotatu ♦

Seu uigil infomnem peragat cuftcdia noctem
Seu taciturn rapiatur iter/feu parcete parto
Conuemattfi fors Ienta obfidione premantur^
Scilicet bis babylon dextris t  nabateacjj regna
Creuerunt.hic mopfopio delectus ab aruo
Milesfacbsmemu marathoms in aequorepfen
Contudit.bis adiuta uiris/fe Romula tellus
Impofuit mundo;et rerum tractauit babenas*
Nunc age/qua: ftudia agricolis induftria follers
Extudmadcp opum quanta expientia/dicatn.
Protinus extremo cum iam boreas autumno
Incubuit terristprimo cum frigore tactae
Labutur frondes: maternaq* brachia litiquut
Nec cariem cx(x  formidant robora (lluxt
Ecce fagax tacitam uenientis rufticus anni
Cura corde coqtjqua bubus ab arborc plauftru
Dedoletiunde iuga/et curuu fabricef aratru»
Nec mora qn ueteris trucata cacumina pbagt
Cbaonisq? cadant quercusinudataqj ramos
Vlmus/et audaei laurus fonet icta fecuri
Quaru quarq? nouam fumo cxplorata calenti
Vertitur in faciem/ diuerfaq* munia tracrant.

a ,iiu

Continuo/auditus gruis intet nubila clangoc
Agticolam citatiec crifta fpectabilis atta
Aurotam gallus uocat applaudentibus alts
Excitat ille opum focios:fimul horrida cautui
Tcrga rudi centone fouencapittqj galcrum
Induiturtcrudusqj opccit ueftigia Pero.

Hmc faturos iungcns Ion’s ad aratra luuencoi
Increpitat ftimulo/et catu minucntc laborem
Praelongis ferrata terit dcntalia fulcis;

Ac late elicibus collectos exprimit unbres
Ieiunamcg fitno tellurem/et rudere pafcit.
Turn plenum farris Ixua feruante camftrum
Semina difpenfat patca cerealia dextrat
Qua: ne l’actaauida: populenf grana uolucres
Et prxdam fublime ferantn’t pone minutus
Sarcula parua tenes puer/et fruge obruit aruo.
Ad cum fe eois lam uefpertinus ab undis
Extuh’t arcturusicum uerficoloribus ardet
Terta comisfrutilos iteruiret berba colores:
Dauhas et getici tandem fecura mant{

Ales adeft/plaufu<j larem/cantucp falutat:
Rurfum l’nuadit opustftiuxqj innifus/adunco
Pone nigrefeentes profemdit dente nouales:
Quas rapidi foies urant/gelidajq? pruinx,.
Mox ubi iam fapiens ccepit frodefcere morus /

Ante qdem fapiens/nuc ambitiofa /nec ullum
Qux pariat pomui fed ferica pcnfa miniftret i
Illealiam ad<^ aliam cultutam dulcis agelli
Pertenrans/truncos plantariaq infodit aruo
Nec pictas Iugubre fabas/nec pabula parcit
Veruacto mandareputrbglebasqj bicorni
Perfeqm't ferro/et fecar infuperabile gramen
Et montem cxdit fcrobibus tfortiqp bidente
Terga fob frangitibacchcacg femina rectum
Explicat in qumcuncem/et diferit ordine liigo
Adq* iteru/adcp iteru terra capita ima freqntat
Etramos tondetfalce: adq* impunefluentem
Compefeit uitem fingens/et robore fulcit
Deciduam/catxqj bxrentem in pectore matris
Acclinat fubolem fulco/iuxtaq* propagat,
Aut ipfo durus genitricis ab ubere flentis
Abfciflam rapit / adcp alio traduot alendam.
Quid dieam externis cum fe uernacula fucis
Robora nobilitant / peregrinaqj fegmine duri
Accipiunt trunci/aut difcreto germina libro»
Nang^ oculis oculos non bladi temporaueris
Iungereifed mediis gaudet feruonbus xftas,
Aeftas congeftos cereris tritura maniplos t
Aeftas abfconfum filiqua excuflura legumen
Aeftas/ qua grandes expectant hotrea meflfes t

Dum coaceruatas euentilet area frages.

Turn Tola puluerei pinguefeunt arida carnpit
Soluunturq* putres glebx/ac peritura lupint
Germina partutiuntttum cliuo rauca fonates
Eliciunf aquxiprxcepSij: recumbit agro fons ♦
Poft ubi lam medio ueftigia librat in axe/
Enbfer orion tcroceoqj mfignis amictu
Afpicir arcturum pulfa pallantias umbra
Sentibus borrentis apic iam uinea fepes:
Aureolamq? merit lentis de uiribus uuam
Viniror/et faros rubicundo nectare fructus,
quos coiux/quos uirgo comes/par uertice matri
Aut dfta exportant/aut rafilibus calathifcis.
Nec fentituronusftudio.leuat ipfalaborem
SeduU'tas.quin frugiferos curuannaramos/
Poma finu/baccascg ferunt/ficumqj/nucemq?.
Nec nihil addit byems .nigros tu laurea fatus
Exuituritum myrta legunt/glandemq* caduca
Glaucaqi palladia defrringuntbrachia filua.
Nocre autem ad lychnos / aut iuco texit acuto
Fifcellam/aut crates uirgis / aut uirnine qualos
Rufticus:infinditq* faces/et robora ualli:
Doha quafla nouattferramentisqs repellit
Scabrmem :triraq? docet fplendefcere cote*
Nam quid deheias memorenu'qq? alta labori

O tia fuccedantf iam primum obfeflfa pruimi
Cum liiga / floriferi regelauerit aura fauonit
Suaue ferenato ridcnt uaga fidera cadot
Suauc ciet tardosper fudum Iuna iuuencos
Ipfa quocp a? them melius mret orbita fratris.
Ter<j quaterq? manu madidates necrare crines
Exprimitiet glebas fcecundis roribus imples i
Vecta mcdufaco titonia prxpete coniunx
Alma nouu tellus uultu nitidiffima germeni
Fundit i et omnigenis ornat lua rpa gemmis,
1 daliopudibunda finus rofa fangume ringuit i
Nigra^ non uno uiola eft contenta coloret
Albet emm/rubet/ et pallorem ducit amantu :
Vt funt orta / cadunt /niue cadidiora ligufera*
Nec longum durant calatbos imitata patentis
Liliatfed longum ftant purpurei amarantbi.
Hie falamimaci fcribunt fua nomina flores:
Hicgratum cereri / plenum^ fopore papauer
O fcitat.hic mbiat fibimet narciflustad tllie
Corycios alit aura crocofjnotumcjj theatrif
Aera per tenerum flatu difpergit odorem.
Nec iam flameolx conniuent lumina caltx
Nec melilotof abeft.ryriu fegef ilia ruborem /
Induitthic uiuo cefpef fe iactat in aurot
Hx  niueofibxcyaneos fuperare lapillof

Contenaunt herbx;aernantq?.micantia late
Grarnia/p tumulos / perqj umbriferas coualles
Perq? amnfs taciti ripas/adqj omnia rident
Omnia luxuriant/et arnica luce corufcant.
Parturiut fripulae frugem / etgenitalibus auris
Peruia'turgefcuntlaetentibus hordea culmis.
Palmes agit rupto lacbrymatis cortice gemas l
Seqj rudes primis monftrant in uitibus uuae*
Dulce uitenttenerae modo nata cacumia filuac
Succrefcuntqj pia:pullorum examina matri*
Ipfa fibi ignotas miratur adultera frondes
Arbor/et afcitis natiuas inferit umbras.

Auricomx iubare exorto de nubibus adfunt
HoraeJquar cadi portas adq? atria feruant.
quas ioue plea themis/nitido pulcberrima ptu
Edidir/ireneqi/diceqj/ec mixta parent!
Eunomie:carpuntcg recentis pollice foetus.
Quas inter ftygio remeans proferpina regno /
Coptiorad marrem .pperatkomes alma forori
Ituenus/et uenerem parui comitaturamorest
Floracg lafeiuo parat ofcula grata marito.

In mediis/refoluta comas/nudata papillas/
Ludit/et alterno terram pede gratia pulfat,
Vda chores agitat naisideeurrit Oreas
Monte fuo*. linquunt faciles iuga celfa napeae.

. Nee latitat Tub’ fronde dryas. ♦ non lubilafJuni
Fundercmon iunctis'fatyridare fibila cannis I
^Neequerubeceflfant teneru tinnite uolucres *
Fluetibus alcyone: defa phitomela fub umbra
Canus olor ripisttecto uaga plorat birundo ♦

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Colludunt pet prata greges: adcg omne bcato
, Flagrat ainorenemusauuenem lafciua maritu
Fert equa.fert tergo falientem bucula taurum;
Setigetxqr fubant tnatresVdecertat arnator
F ro n tea ries: auidos olidum pecus acopitircos
Spec cant inn ifi baculis/gaudentq? magiltri,
Inde ubi prxgnates partu luctna recent!

Soluit/ ut exa?quer numero foetura parentes:
Ipfe rudem/ nec adbuc uefngia certapmetem t
Fert fubole gremioifed oue/ graeile ue capdla
Enifas bumero (ubit i  adq? in ftramine molli
Compomt fenfim paftor / ftabulocp recondit.
Mox ut coualuece / rubos bxc i  rupibus altts:
Ilia recens campo gramen decerpic aprico
Aut duleis gelido dehbant amne liquores;

Vt fua conclufisnedefmtpocula natis
V tqj fluat plenis diues mulfura papillis,
Subrumi expectant axiiqj agni^ petulc!

Cotm'gerasq? uocant tremulo clamore parens*
Bruta gregem plenum denfis alit uberibus fus
Exporrecta folo / et grunmtu allectat amico
Fellantis:turpiqj luto fe immunda uolutat*
Radices eadem callofo auidirfima roftro
Erufttet bulbum l  ant madida fepulte faginat*
Flet uitulum mcefta abfentem mugiribusalns
Materf et fmmenfam raucis miferada queretlis
Silua ipletiboat omne nemusiuallesqs/lacufqjf
Ilia nigros late lucos / faltusq? peragrat
Crebra gemestcrebra ad mote/ftabuluq* reuifit
Tabefcens defiderio*non ulla doloretn
Pabula / necfalicum frondes/ nec grarma rore
Sparfa leuat. no qu* uiridi uaga flumina ripa
Perfpicua renui deducut m urnaure lympham ♦
Prata tenet perfulrat equus / libatg* uolucri
Aequora fuma fuga / aut alti Cubit afga metis
In iuga/Caxofuq? amnem pede plaudit inertm
Cui pulchro micat acreeaputtludurq? decor*
Frote comae: uibrant aures: adcp orbe nigranti
Prargrandes extant oculi.tum fpiritus amplis
Naribus it feruenstftat cermx arduaiqualem
Praefert marmaricis metuenda leonibus ales l
Alcs/qux uigili lucem uocat ore morantem,
CfclcuntfpifTa coris/lateq? animofa patefeunr

Pectora/coftirgutq? hiimeri'et ia fefTife tergu 1
Spinacp depreflbs gemino fubit ordine lubosi
Et cafrigatum cobibcnt crafifa ilia uentrem
Fundunt fe lxts clunes:fubcrifpaqj denfi’s
Cauda ri’get fetis/et luxurianria crebrx
Velantcolla iub* / ac dextra ceruice uagatur*
Tura tereti fubftricta genu t  molliflima flectit
Crura ferox/celfu ingrediesffremituqj fupbit *
Grade fonat tornata cauo breuis ugula cornu/
Ingenri referens corybantia cymbala pulfu.j
O dulces pafroris opes.o quanra beatum
Qua tenet hue traquilla qes^ ut pectore toto /
Lxtitiam/totaq? fouet bona gaudia mente^
Nempe odn fraudumqj expers/exeptus inani
Ambitione/uacansqi metu / fpe liber/et infons
Natiuo eultu'etgaza prxdiaes agref ri
Iple fibi uiuit nullo fub teftefuoqj
Pendet ab arbitriotfuus ipfe eft cenfortet alto
Calcat opes animo/ac regum'deridet bonores*
Si non txnareis illi ftant fulta columnis
Robora: cadatum<j: altelaqueariafubter
Ridet eburtpoftemue filex afaroticus ornat
Nec maurufiacos pulcbrse teftudinis orbis
Delpbica fuftentat tnce docto trita myroni
Pocula/multiplici florent radiantia gemma*

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Aut bis in herculea mitefia uellera concha
Verfantur ttenuiq? fatur Ianugine bombyx
Luteolos follis: preciofaq? fila relinquitt
Textile nec tenero fubtemine fulgurat aurum*
Spirantis referens uultustqux pergamos olirn
Artifici deferipfit acuiqus ftamina memphist
Qua: tyros i  et babylon radio pinxere fonanti.

At iacet in molli ,piectus ccfpite membra
Qua cauus exefum pumex teftudinat antrum
Qua ue fufurranti crinem dat aquatica uento
Arbor / et aut calamos / aut fixa haftxlia iungit
Corticetftatcp leui cafa frondea nifa tigillot
Quam metuant intrare pauor:cura*qj fequaces
Sub qua iucundos tranquillo pectore fenfus
Nutrit l’nabruptoq? fouet fua corpora fomno
SiluarunVet pecans dominus.frarfedula circum
Turba canes / audaxqj lacon / acerq? moloflus
Dant ignem extritu filicestdant flumina nectar
Haufta manmdat ager cerercm/no cafeus/aut lac
Lucorumue dapes abfunt.ftat rupibus ilex
Mella ferens tronco/plenoc^ cacumine glande.cn*
llli funr ammo rupes/frondofaq? tefqua
Et fpecustet gelidi fontes/ct rofida tempe
Vallesqj / zephyrfqi/et carmina den fa uolucrum*
Et nymphs l et fauni l  et capripedes fatynfei

Panq* rubens/et fronte cuprcffifcra filuannst
Sileniqj fenes / fubdiualesq? ithypballi
Et monrana pales / et quo paftore pbem
Gaudebat campi/et crinem refoluta mimallon
Et qui cornigera bicolores fronte corymbos:
Papmeamq? manutenera quant emus hafra :
Semp amor/ femp cantus / et fiftula cordi e{t
Semper odorati ueneriscg ftipendia flores/
Vitarumqj altrix urbimale nota uoluptas
Tahbus in ftudns paftor molle exigit auum ♦
Poft ubi raucifona: pinna uibrante cicada:
Incrcpueretardensq? metentibus ingruit xftus
Paulifper turn ceffat opus: faxicp fub umbra
Proftrati indulgent geniotnon mollia pleno
Defunt uina cado.'non lacti mixta polenta /
Autpinguis tergum uituIs:pIaciduscpfonora:
Lapfus aquxicnnemqj aura: frotemqj Iaceflut.
Inde opus integrant,donee fub nocte/corufcet
Flammigero parua: ftellantes clune uolucres*
Ecce autem dulces labris pater ingerit uuas
Autumnus:crebra:qj elifus uerbere plants
It per prala latex :pueriq? examine denfo
Exultant lafeiua eohors/circumq* fupracg
llle manu panda pronus bibit: alter ab ipfo
Sugit mufta lacu/crepitantibus baufta Iabellis.

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Hie fua fufpenfum refupinus in ora racemnm
Exprimit / hie focii patulos irrorat hiatus /
Irriguumq* mero fordet mentumqj / finuscg*
Ebriaq* incertis titubant ueftigia plantis.

Poftq acris fucceflfit hyems/et pendula tectis
Diriguit glacies/Iarga ftrue tollitur alte
Collucetqj focus/coeunt uicinia fimplex
Vna omnestiuuenesqj probi / materqj feuera
Coniuge cum duro/et pueris/et uirginc gradi.
Conuigilantq? hilares / etpnmx tpa noctis
Decerpunttmolli curas abigente lyaro
Mutuaq? inter fe luduntttum tibia folle
Lafciuum fonat inflatottum carmina cantanfi
Carmina certatim cantant: turn tenta recuflo
Tympana fupplodiitbaculo/et caila cymbala(
Et lxti faltant/et tiidut seribus arra: ( pulfantf

Etgraue confpirat cornu tuba flexilis uncot
Coclamatqp altu unanimes/tollutq} cachinos.

Porro autem quanta eft differta: copia uilla:
Quaqp penu dines f neqj.n.uel frugibus ornis
Horrea fufftciunt / uel odoro dolia mufto
Teftaq? palladiis iam non uacat ulla trapetis *
Terga fuis pendent fumofo fordida tignot
Pertica penfilibus oneraturlonga racemis:

Non uuat arentes/non prunafet carica defunt j
Soruaq* cum cerafis/duroq? putamine claufa
Perfica nuxtregumqj alras imitata coronas
Mefpila:cuq? piris/miferorum munus amantu
lam laxum in rugas malum/decocta<£ abem’s
Dcfruta/ct ompbacin^liquor/ct lacbrymofa(
Et meditata nouos ficyoia bacca fapores(finapif
Turn fapa/melqj recensfedulcaticj lupini
Et prunae increpitans balanustcotextaqj cannis
Fifuna laete madens/et durati falc fungi.
Annonam facilcm uicinus fnggcrit hortus /
Murmur apricates m'uca dant turre columbi /
Expandunt alas/et amicam blanda rogantes
O fculacircueunt:infertantq»: oribus ora:
lam uicibus mdo incubitat genetrixqj paterqp
Iarnq? oua cxcuduttnatisq? implumibus efcam
Comanfam alternatirofcellaq? hiantia copi et*
Addc gregem corn's / criftatarumqp nolucrum
Indupcratorcsdatcrum qui fidera pulfu
Explaudunttuigilicp citant titanacanorc.
Etregnu fibi martc parantiqppcobuia roftrii
Roftra ferunt/crebrisqj acuunt aflultibus iras
Ignefcunt animis/et calccm calce repulfant
Infefto:aduerfumq? affligunt pcctore pectus t
Victor otians cantu palmam teftatur/et bofti

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Infulransiucto/paitidum pede calcat iniquo,
llle fiietdatebrasqj petit/dominumcpfupetbutn
Ferre gemic:comes it merito plebs cetera regi
Formofo regi/cui uertice purpuratalto
Fafrigatus apex: d ul ciq? errore.corufcx
Splendefcurit ceruice iubx:pcrq? aurea colla
Percp humeros it pulcber fionosjpalea apla dece
Albicat ex rutilo/adq? torofa i pectora pedet (ter
Barbarum in morem. frat adunca ctofpide roftru
Exiguum fpatii roftrum:flagrant^ tremendum
Raul oculitniueascp caput late explicat auris
Crura pilis birfuta rigent/iuncturaq? nodo
Vix difitante fedettdurus ueftigia mucro
Armatlin immenfum pinnxc^/hirtiqj lacerti
Protenti excurrunnduplicicp borrentia uallo
Falcatze ad cadum tolluntur acumina cauda:

Ipfe falax cotam fcecundo femine gentem
Implettet oblongo nunc terram fcalpurit ungui
Rimaturq? cibos :nunc cdita mibila uifu
Explorat cautomon ilium fquamea tuto
Aggreditur ferpens/non raptor ab xtere miluus»
Vocibus intereaerebrum fingulratacutis
Parturiens coniunx-qua: fcilicetoua /fubinde
Tollit anus / fignatcp dies / uigilemq? lucernam
Confulit/et luns crefcentis rempora feruans

Vt primu gallina gtocit tiamero ipare fubdit;
V erfatisq* diu/follers aufcultat/an intus
Pipiat inuolucer pullus t  tenerumqj putamen
Pertaiderit modi roftro/adqj erumperetentet,
Parte alia bifero plumofam corpore meffem
Nutadet in crafla fatur urinare lacuna
Anfer auet/ftagnumcp fuper pede remigat udo
Depicts ceruicis anas: prolemcp natatum
Inuitans/nuc extat aquis / nunc mergitur alte.
Erigit explicits gemmata uolumina cauds
Ambitiofus amans/ad ficu/et polline gliTcit
Pellaci cantu deceptus ab aucupe turdus..
Infidit mutilo turtur/fefeq? faginans
Rauca gemit/dulcesq? mifer fufpirat amores •
Flet uiduus perdixtqueritur pegnna coturnix
Inclufi caueis-hic csca cuniculus antra
Excauat:hic fepto prsgtaas lepus errat \  amplo
Capreoliqj/hmuliqj/et aduncis dentibus apri
Hac ftertunr glires/hac femina fcetat echinus
Dsdalaiommferos pagunt examina bombos
Plenaq* captiuos feruant uiuaria pilces.
Scilicet his opibus placide fua corpora euratit
Dulciaqj inter fe Isti tellure magiftra
Officia exercenttut qus neqp ferre recufet
Impedum/neq* non grandi mercede rependat/

Si qua laborifero debentur farra colono.

IIlc autem et uolucri petit ardua fidera mentt
Scrutaturqj fagax/qua: fit fententia diuum
Quid quarq* emergcs/latitas ue/ories ue/cadeiue
Stella parettqd quadruplici celer afferat annut
Cardine:qux fulcis/qux fint ftata tpa mefTi:
Quidq? pecus uebat oleniuiqua grandie colli*
Trux nepa dilapidettquo turbie furgat orion
Quos glomeret ibnsaut pffus arione dclpbin
Aut pleas/arcturusq? fenex/byadesq? puell*.
Vnde bibant berbar/diuini pocula lactis
Cur rubigo fatis/uredoq? uitibus obfit
Quid nebulas abigat/tempeftatesq? repellat /
Quod uento igeniuiquaE nubes caufa ferenett
quidq? files moneat I  qdq? iter meftrua phoebe /
Velcum plena meat/uel cu decrefcere rurfum
Incipit.ille etiam tuimeros / legescg dierum
Prouidus obferuat.fcit .n. qd feptima portet
In qua nafeentem excepit bona delia fratrem /
Scit quoq? poft decima qd pria qd altera luces
Iniugant opum.quo circa aut uellera lanr
Demetitiaut grauido maturas mergiteariftas*
Aut rellam locat uxorismam pendala in ortu /
Pofteriorefuos etiam net aranea caffes.

Qux fequitur bona uirgultis/inimica ferendis

frugibatergo'cauet q3 obeft/qdq* expedit urguet
Nouit.n. quota conubiis:quota partuba obftetr
Afpiret ue diestquota pinguem emafculet ardum
Septaqj circundet pecori i  quota fungat amantis
Et clandeftinos lubcat mifcere fufurros.

Qua ponatcanis hirritum/malefuadacp pectus
Cura minis Iaceret,*qUa trifris oberret erinnys
Nocte magis.fecat ille fuo fibi tempore lignum
Dolia deguftat/fubigit uiga ferre iuuencum
De flabn's quocy/de pluuia/dulcicg fereno
Autlunar occafus/aut idem confulit ortus.
Tractat opus fi pura micetifin atrarecedat
Aut quinto directa dietaut medio orbe retufa
Nec gracili cornu/aut triplici fit culta coronar
Tecta fubit metuens byemistfi rubra corufcet
Turn uero expectat uentosrnec fallit eundem
Quo borean cornu quo qyrthfa ,puocet auftru.
Confulit et pbcebi flamas/an grandinis augur
Pallea ti  an radiis moftret difcordibus imbrem
An prar fe exoriens nubis agat/annigerorbem»
Circuius extremum claudens t qua rumpi£:acrei
Careen’s arolii moneat confurgere flatus.
Adnotat et carli faciemmu ftella fereno .
Aethere lapfa cadat/rapidi prarnuntia caim
Confcia num fubita lemet ealigine obutnbrenl

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Aftraitrahatq? byemeJgeiruo thaumatias arcu
Quid ferat/aut curto cum uixfecataera giro i
Et pane unicolor raurina fronte mrnatur.
Nuc prxfepe oculis/nuc bacchi fpectat afellos t
Quicjj noton cernitiqq? e obuerfus ad arcton,
Fulgores/tonitrus/infperfaqy uellera carlo
Brumalemqj diem/et totii femel afpi'cit annu.

N ec non et nautis ruuurum in carbafa nimbum
Augurattundifonu fi fors mare furrigit argont
Canacp confpergit fale faxa / et littora frangit
Tuncet triftifico reboant montana fragore
Et repetut ficcu mergitadcp ex arquore clamat*
Ipfa uolans fublime/auras zethramq? lacefllc
Ardeaicolludunt fulicx/plaudunt<j gregatat
Ad lafciiia lacus alls prarftringit birundo i
Et fummas prope radit aquasrranarep coaxant*
Fufca gradu cortex lento metitur barenas
Aut fluuiu capite/et madida ceruice receptat T
Crocitucp grain pluuia icrepat ufq? moratemt
Ciangutit naupliadar uolucres: et puia pinm’s
Nubila cofctibuntuncettus in arquore delphin
pifflat aquas 1 la trant corui/uocemqi reforbet*
Progerit oua cams patiens formica laborum.
Blanda cams terra pedibus fcabit, ore lapillos
Tardigradus prarndit cancerrfefeqj faburrat

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Adqj bxret ripx,defu occinit improbultls mus
Stramiacp exculcat.q.n centipedes Scolopedrse
Parietibus reptant/aures pigra niotat afella*
Dependent bullx lychno/fitiensqj cruoris
Mufca redit/fumosq? ,pbofcide mordicat artus
Nec longe a tectis Apis ingeniofa recedit»
Prunaqj/concretusqp ima cinis hxret in olla
Carboy pellucet/neqj non ptxnuntiat euros
Plumanatas/foliuueetras/pappicg uolantes ♦
Flammaq? cum flecrit'cum fefe elidit/et ipfis
Vixfedecinftuppistlcmnamqjexcutic udam .

Vos quoque paftores uentos horretistet imbres
Cu temere excurfans pecus aplaipafcua fer£/
Cumqj alacres luduntagni:calcisc$ proteruos
Subfulrim iucuriuc inter fe/et cornibus bxrent
Aut cum fe e pafcu/ui/uix/xgreq? reuellunt.
Cum<j boues liquidi fufpe~tant lumina cxli
O lfactantcp auras let fucos naribus udos
Crebra trahut:dextru<$ lata cofternere gaudet
Aut lingunt aduerfa pilos/aut uefpere fero
Mugitu ingenti redeunttcaulasqj fatigant
Cum fibi non factos fus dilTipatore maniplos
Cuqjantro lupus exululaticucgimprobus ide
Nec metuens hominu ,ppius cofiftit / et offert
Se mendicant! {imilem/ac loca culta pererrat,

Ergo/i n confilium maria aduocat*,a:tbera'/ temi
Naturamcg omnem/uiuirq? auctonbus afrris
Cura deu agricola/adq? ammo prxfcira recefet
Et rcrum euentus fcnfu prxfagit acuto.

Hanc o carlicolae magni concedite uitam:

Sic mibi deliciasific blandimenta laborum
Sic faeiles date Temper opes.hac improba furo/
Vota terms. Nunc[certemunc[ illaprecabor
Splendeat ut rutrlo frons inuidiofa galero t
Tergemiaq* grauis furgat mihi mitra corona.
Talia fefuleo lentus meditabar in antro

Rure fuburbano medicutqua mos facer urbe i
Meoniam.longiq? uolumina defpicit Arni,
Qua bonus hofpitxum felix / placidacp qetem
Indulget laurensdaurens baut ultima pboebi
Gloriau’actatis laurens fida ancora mufis:
Qui fi certa magi* permiferit otia nobis
Afflabor maiore deotnec iam ardua tantum
Silua/meas uoces/montanaqs faxa Ioquentur :
Sed tu(fi qua fides) tu noftrum forfitan olim
O mea blanda altrxx non afpernabere carmen
Quauis magnorum genetrix Floretia uatumt
Doctaq? me triplici recinet facundia lingua.
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