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Si quisquam Hippotadem Boreamque Eurumque frementem
Flexit hyathaei carminis eloquio,
Aut si floriferae Cyclopa e montibus Hyblae
Sirenes solitae ducere carminibus;
5Nempe adamantaeo fuerit si pectore, vel si
Saxum habeat, vel si ferrea corda gerat,
Septa medusaeis videat si colla colubris,
Qualia Cepheni qualia vidit Atlas;
Audiat hic si fors tua dulcia carmina, Thoma,
10Optet ab Aegeis currere verticibus,
Optet anhelanti caelum transimittere penna,
Optet ab extremis currere Gangaridis.
Multos fama trahit, multos tua carmina, quosdam
Natura aethereo mitis amore trahit.
15Ast ego quantum ansim, liceat si forte sonantis
Aonio cantum spargere monte chelys!
Non Zethus Calaisque leves, non callidus Argi
Victor, non Danais filius aurigena,
Non aurae aut volueres superent. Proh tristia fata!
20Sic sors mortales imperiosa domat.
Tu tamen argolicum dum carmine tollis Homerum,
Quam merito vati munera digna refers!
Perge igitur: mox laurigero sublimior aestro,
Aggredere aonia fortia bella tuba.
25Iamque vale, et nostrum serva sub pectore amorem,
Ut capitolino prisca camoena Iovi.
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