History of Roman Literature; With an Introductory Dissertation on the Sources and Formation of the Latin Language
by
Henry Thompson
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...as the author;4 and Sigebertus Gemblacensis speaks of Symposius the Epigrammatist.' Wernsdorf therefore attributes this collection to 1 Ittig. Biblioth, Patr. ad Clem. Ep. i. ad Corinth. Buchner, ad Hymn, de Resurrect. Sirmondus, notse in Theodulfuni. 2 Institt. iv. 12. 3 Cat. Scriptt. Eccless. Firmianus. Bibl. Lat. iv. 1. sec. 7. 5 De Scriptt. Eccless. cap. 132. CiELius Eirmianus Symposius, a contemporary of Lactantius, to Symposius. whose pen we are indebted for two little pieces on Fortune and Envy respectively. Pentadius, also of the same period, is Pentadius. supposed to be the author of several Elegies and Epigrams ascribed by extant MSS. to a writer of that name. The only peculiarity about the former is, that the last hemistich of the pentameter verse is always the same with the first of the hexameter. It would be injustice, however, to this poet not to mention that the following fragment is attributed to him, although the internal evidence by no means favours his claim. Non est, falleris, haec beata, non est, Quod V08 creditis esse, vita non est: Fulgentes manibus videre gemmas, Aut testudineo jacere lecto, Aut pluma latus abdidisse molli, Aut auro bibere, aut cubare cocco, Regales dapibus gravare mensas, Et quidquid Libyco secatur arvo Non una posituin tenere cella: Sed, nullos trepidum timere casus, Nee vano populi furore tangi, Et stricto nihil sestuare ferro: Hoc quisquis poterit, licebit illi Fortunam moveat loco superbus. 'Tis not, --tbou thyself deceivest, --Happiness, what thou believest: Glittering jewels on thy fingers; Ivory J couch, where Languor lingers, 'Mid soft depths of down reclining; Golden cup, or purple shining; Kingly feast on groaning table; Bursting garners, all unable To confine their Libyan treasures: Happiness he trulier mea...
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