[95] purpureae purpurei coloris: preciaeque hae cito ma- turescunt: unde et preciae dictae sunt, quasi praecoquae, quod ante alias coquantur. quo te carmine dicam raetica hanc uvam Cato praecipue laudat in libris, quos scripsit ad filium; contra Ca- tullus eam vituperat et dicit nulli rei esse aptam, miraturque cur eam laudaverit Cato. sciens ergo utrumque Vergilius medium te- nuit, dicens 'quo te carmine dicam Raetica'?
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