0.

Arridere velim ; doliturus, fi placeant spe
Deterius noftra. Demetri, teque, Tigelli,
Difcipularum inter jubeo plorare cathedras.

I puer, atque meo citus hæc fubscribe libello.

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chagrin'd if they pleased in a degree below my expectation. You, Demetrius, and you, Tigellius, I bid lament amongst your female difciples.

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Go, boy, and instantly copy this fatire more into the end of my book.

* His amanuenfis.

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Q. HORATII FLACCI

SATYRARUM

LIBER II.

SATYRA I.

Fingit fe cum Trebatio deliberare utrum a fcribendis fatyris abftineat.

UNT quibus in fatyra videar nimis acer, et ultra Legem tendere opus: fine nervis altera, quidquid Compofui, pars effe putat, fimilefque meorum Mille die verfus deduci poffe. Trebati,

Quid faciam, præfcribe. Quiefcas. Ne faciam, inquis,

Omnino verfus? Aio. Peream male, fi non
Optimum erat: verum nequeo dormire. Ter uncti
Tranfnanto Tiberim, fomno quibus eft opus alto;
Irriguumque mero fub noctem corpus habento.
Aut, fi tantus amor (a) fcribendi te rapit, aude
Cæfaris invicti res dicere, multa laborum
Præmia laturus. Cupidum, pater optime, vires
Deficiunt:
: neque enim quivis horrentia pilis

(a) Scribendi te capit.

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Agmina,

He fuppofes himself to confult with Trebatius, whether be fbould defift from writing fatires or not.

T

(HERE are fome perfons to whom I may feem too severe in the writing of fatire, and to extend the affair too far: another fet are of opinion, that all I have written is nervelefs, and that a thousand verses like mine might be fpun out in one day. Trebatius, give me your advice, what I shall do. Be quiet. I fhall not make, you fay, verfes at all. I do fay fo. May I be hanged, if that would not be the best: but I cannot fleep. Let those who want found fleep, anointed swim three times cross the Tiber; and have their clay well moistened with wine over-night. Or, if fuch a great love of fcribbling hurries you on, venture to celebrate the atchievements of the invincible Cæfar, certain of ample rewards for your pains. Defirous I am, my good father, to do this, yet my ftrength fails me: nor can any one de

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Agmina, nec fracta pereuntes cufpide Gallos,
Aut labentis equo describat vulnera Parthi.
Attamen et juftum poteras et (a) fcribere fortem,
Scipiadam ut fapiens Lucilius. haud mihi deero,
Cum res ipfa feret: nifi dextro tempore, Flacci
Verba per attentam non ibunt Cæfaris aurem ;
Cui male fi palpere, recalcitrat undique tutus.
Quanto rectius hoc, quam tristi lædere verfu
Pantolabum fcurram, Nomentanumque nepotem?
Cum fibi quifque timet, quanquam eft intactus, et
odit.

Quid faciam ? faltat Milonius, ut femel icto
Acceffit fervor capiti, numerufque lucernis.
Caftor gaudet equis; ovo prognatus eodem,
Pugnis. quot capitum vivunt, totidem ftudiorum
Millia. me pedibus delectat claudere verba,
Lucili ritu, noftrum melioris utroque.
Ille velut fidis arcana fodalibus olim

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Credebat libris; (b) neque, fi male gefferat, ufquam Decurrens alio, neque fi bene: quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti defcripta tabella

Vita fenis. fequor hunc, Lucanus an Appulus, anceps: Nam Venufinus arat finem fub utrumque colonus, 35 Miffus ad hoc, pulfis (vetus eft ut fama) Sabellis, Quo non per vacuum Romano incurreret hoftis :

(a) Dicere. Sanad. () Neque, fi male cefferat. Heinf.

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