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25. The iambic dimeter catalectic, or Anacreontic, is the
dimeter iambic, wanting the final syllable, and having an
iambus in the third foot; as
Lex halc | data est | cadu|cis,
Deo | jiiben|te, mem|bris,
Ut tem|peret | labo|rert . .
Medica|bills | volup|tas. Prudentius.
26. The Galliambus consists of two catalectic dimeters,
having in general a spondee or an anapest in the first
foot of the first dimeter, and a tribrac in the second foot
of the second dimeter, the final syllable of the second
dimeter being omitted; as,
Super al|ta vec|tus a|tys||celgri J rate ma|ria. Catull.
TROCHAIC MEASURES.
27. The most common trochaic metre is the tetrameter or
octonarius catalectic, and it consists of seven feet followed
by an odd syllable, the last foot being always a trochee,
while most of the other feet are. liable to the same varia-
tions as the feet in iambic measures; as
Pulchri|us mul[to pa|rarl | quam cre|ari | nobi|lem.
Auson.
Danai|des co|Ite | vestras J hic di|es quje|rit malnus.
Seneca.
28. The Sapphic verse, invented by the poetess Sappho,
consists of five feet, the first a trochee, the second a spon-
dee and sometimes a trochee, the third a dactyl, and the
fourth and fifth trochees; as
Caet^|ris ma|jor tibi | milSs | impar. Horat.
The strophe or stanza, in which Sappho composed her verses,
consists of ihree sapphic verses followed by an adonic; its
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elegance and sweetness made it popular among the Latin poets,
and caused it to be often introduced into their elegiac verses.
29. The Phalsecian or hendecasyllabic verse consists of
five feet, the first of which is generally a spondee, though
it is sometimes an iambus or a trochee, the second a dactyl,
and the three others trochees; as
Non est | vivere | sed va|lere | vita. Martial.
50. The trochaic dimeter consists of four feet, the first
and two last of which are always trochees, and the second
a trochee, spondee, dactyl, or anapest; as
Non fa|cit quod | optat | Ipse
Ore | torvo | commi|nantes. Boeth.
CHORIAMB1C MEASURES.
51. The choriambic pentameter consists of a spondee,
three choriambi, and an iambus; as
JEtas | carpe diem | quam minimum | credula posftero.
Horat.
32. The choriambic tetrameter consists of three chori-
ambi or feet of equal length, followed by a bacchic; as
Omne nemus | cum fluviis | omnS canat | profiindum.
Claud.
Cul rSsera|ta mugmnt | aurea, claulstra mundl. Serenus.
33. The Alcaic epichoriambic tetrameter acatalectic
consists of the second epitrit, two choriambi, and a
bacchic; as
Te deos 6|ro Sybarin | cvir prop^res | amando. Horat.
34. The Asclepiadic tetrameter, invented by the poet
Asclepiades, consists of a spondee, two choriambi, and an
iambus; as
Msce|nas atavis | edite re|gibus. ' Horat.
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The first foot of this verse is sometimes a dactyl; as
EffugT|um et misSros | libera mors Ivocet. Seneca,
"^his method of scanning the Asclepiadic may be considered as
the most correct; it has however been sometimes scanned in a
different manner, the first foot being made a spondee, the second
a dactyl followed by an odd syllable, and the two last feet dac-
tyls; as
Miece|nas ata|vis | editg | regibtls. Horat.
85. The choriambic trimeter or Glyconic consists of three
feet, the first a spondee, an iambic, or a trochee, the se-
cond a choriambus, and the third an iambic; as
Sic te | diva potens | Cypri. Horat.
Magna. | progenies | Jovls. Catull.
Bonis | crede fuga|cibus. Boeth.
36. The choriambic trimeter catalectic or Pherecratic is
the Glyconic deprived of its final syllable, and sometimes
having an anapest in the first foot; as
Grato 1 Pyrrha sub an|tro. Horat.
Dominis | pressus ini|quis. Boeth.
37. The choriambic dimeter consists of a choriambus
and a bacchic; as
Lydia dic | per omnes. Horat.
IONIC MEASURES.
38. The ionic a majore or Sotadic consists of three
ionics a majore and a spondee; the ionic feet are how-
ever frequently changed into dichorees, and a long syl-
lable into two short syllables; as
Vocalia | quredam memo|rant consona | qusdam.
Terentian.
Has cum gemi|na compede | dedicat cajtenas,
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Saturne, ti|bl Zoiliis, | annulos pri|6res. Martial.
39. The ionic a minore consists of three or four feet,
Tvhich are all ionics a minore; as
Puer ales | tibi telas | oper6s? |que Minervae. Horat.
COMPOUND METRES.
40. The greater Alcaic consists of two iambic feet,
which are sometimes changed into spondees, and an odd
syllable, followed by a choriambus and an iambus; as
Vides | ut al|ta | Stet mve can|didum,
Cdeles|tis ar|cis|nobilis in|cola. Horat.
41. The Archilochian heptameter consists of the dac-
tylic tetrameter a priore, followed by three trochees; as
Nunc dece|t autviri|dlnitijdum caput | Impe|dirS| myrto.
Horat.
42. The dactylico-trochaic tetrameter or lesser Alcaic
consists of two dactyls, followed by two trochees; as
Levia | personu|ere | saxa. Horat.
'The preceding account of the metres in the most common use
among the Latin poets will, it is presumed, be found both conv
prehensive and accurate. The student, who is desirous of more
extensive information on this subject, may consult with advantage
Carey's Latin Prosody.
THE METRES OF HORACE.
In their lyric compositions, the Latin poets seldom con-
fined themselves to one species of verse, but for the sake
of greater variety and harmony, they generally introduced
two, and sometimes three different measures into the same
ode. This change of metre is found in almost all the
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APPENDIX.
lyrics of Horace, and has contributed much to the beauty
of his poetry. The following alphabetical key to his odes
contains. the first words of each ode, and a reference to the
metres in the preceding list, which he has employed in it.
MM vetusto, 40,40, 23,42. Extremum Tanaim, 34, 35.
iEquam memento, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Albi ne doleas, 34, 35.
Altera jam, 1, 17.
Angustam amici, 40,40,23,
42.
At o deorum, 17, 22.
Audivere Lyce, 34, 34, 36,
35.
Bacchum in, 40, 40,23,42.
Beatus ille, 17,22.
Ccelo supinas,40, 40,23,42.
Ccelo tonantem, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Cum tu Lydia, 35, 34.
Cur me querelis, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Delicta majorum, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Descende ccelo, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Dianam tenerae, 34, 34, 36,
35.
Diffugere nives, 1, 13.
Dive quern, 28, 14.
Divis orre, 34, 35.
Donarem pateras, 34.
Donec gratus, 35, 34.
Eheu fugaces, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Est mihi honum, 28, 14.
Et thure et, 35, 34.
Exegi monumentum, 34.
Faune nympharum, 28, 14.
Festo quid, 35, 34.
Herculis ritu, 28, 14.
Horrida tempestas, 1, 22,
13.
Ibis liburnis, 17, 22,
Icci beatis, 40, 40, 23, 42.
Hie et nefasto, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Impios parrae, 28,14.
Inclusam Danaem, 34, 35.
Intactis opulentior, 35, 34.
Integer vitae, 28, 14.
Intermissa Venus, 35, 34.
Jam jam efficaci, 17.
Jam pauca, 40, 40, 23, 42.
Jam satis terris, 28, 14.
Jam veris, 34, 35.
Justum et, 40, 40, 23, 42.
Laudabunt alii, 1,8.
Lupis et agnis, 17, 22.
Lydia dic per, 37, 33.
Maecenas atavis, 34.
Mala soluta, 17, 22.
Martiis ccelebs, 28, 14.
Mater saeva, 35, 34.
Mercuri facunde, 28, 14.
Mercuri nam, 28, 14.
Miserarum est, 39.
? ? Mollis inertia, 1, 22.
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Natis in usum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Ne forte credas, 40,40, 23,
42.
Ne sit ancillae, 28, 14.
NoHs longa ferae, 34, 35.
Nondum subacta, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Non ebur neque, 24, 21.
Non semper, 40,40, 23, 42.
Non usitata, , 40, 40, 23,
42.
Non vides quanto, 28, 14.
Nox erat, 1, 22.
Nullam Vare, 31.
Nullus argento, 28, 14.
Nunc est, 40, 40, 23, 42.
O crudelis adhuc, 31.
O diva gratum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
O fons, 34, 34, 36, 35.
O matre pulchra, 40,40,23,
42.
O nata mecum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
O navis referent, 34,34, 36,
35.
O saepe mecum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
O Venus regina, 28, 14.
Qdi profanum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Otium divos, 28, 14.
Parcius junctas, 28, 14.
Parcus deorum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Parentis olim, 17, 22.
Pastor quum traheret, 34, 35.
Persicos odi, 28, 14.
Petti nihil me, 17, 13, 22.
Phcebe sylvarumque, 28,14.
Phcebus volentem, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Pyndarum quisquis, 28, 14.
Poscimus siquid, 28, 14.
Quae cura, 40, 40, 23, 42.
Qualem ministrum, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Quando repostum, 17, 22.
Quantum distet, 35, 34.
Quern tuMelpomene, 35,34.
Quem virum, 28, 14.
Quid bellicosus, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Quid dedicatum, 40, 40,23,
42.
Quid fles Asterie, 34, 34,
36, 35.
Quid immerentes, 17, 22.
Quid obseratis, 17.
Quid tibi vis, 1, 8.
Quid desiderio, 34, 35.
Quis multa, 34, 34, 36,
35.
Quo me Bacche, 35, 34^
Quo, quo scelesti, 17, 22.
Rectius vives, 28, 14.
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Velox amcenum, 40,40,23, Vitas hinnuleo, 34, 34, 36,
42. 35.
Videsutalta,40,40,23,42. Vixi puellis, 40, 40, 23,
Vilepotabis, 28, 14. 42.
The first thirty of the following exercises are designed to
be scanned; the succeeding thirty-four require the order of
the words to be changed, in order to the lines beingformed
into verses; the remaining exercises are intended to be
translated. The figures prefixed to the exercises refer to
the metres of the verses contained in them.
EXERCISES.
1. No. 8.
Haud sic magni conditor orbis; /
Huic ex alto curicta tuenti
Nulla terrJe mole resistunt,
Non nox atris nubibus obstat.
2. No. 9.
Gratius astra nitent, ubi Notus
Desinit imbriferos dare sonbs";
Lucifer ut tenebras pepulerit,
Pulchra dies roseoi agit equos.
3. No. 16.
Somnos dabat herba salubris,
Potum quoque lubricus amnis,
Umbras altissima pinus;
Nondum maris alta secabat.
4. No. 31.
Tu ne quaesieris scire, nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi
Finem di dederint, Leuconoe; nec Babylonios
Tentaris numeros, ut melius, quidquid erit, pati;
Seu plures hyemes, seu tribuit Jupiter ultimam.
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5. No. 1, 8.
Albus ut obscuro deterget nubila ccelo
Saepe Notus, neque parturit imbres
Perpetuos, sic tu sapiens finire memento
Tristitiam vitaeque labores.
6. No. 1, IS, 1, 13.
Diffugere nives; redeunt jam gramina campis,
Arboribusque comae;
Mutat terra vices; et decrescentia ripas
Flumina praetereunt.
7. No. 1, 17, 1, 17.
Mella cava manant ex ilice; montibus altis
Levis crepante lympha desilit pede.
Illic injussae veniunt ad mulctra capellae,
Refertque tenta grex amicus ubera.
8. No. 17, 22, 17, 22.
Has inter epulas, ut juvat pastas oves
Videre properantes domum!
Videre fessos, vomerem inversum, boves,
Collo trahentes languido.
9. No. 11,36.
Omne hominum genus in terris
Simili surgit ab ortu;
Unus enim rerum pater est,
Unus cuncta ministrat.
10. No. 34, 35.
Jam veris comites, quae mare temperant,
Impellunt animae lintea Thraciae;
Jam nec prata rigent, nec fluvii strepunt
Hyberna nive turgidi.
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11. No. 35, 34.
Caris multa sodalibus,
Nulli plura tamen, dividit oscula,
Quam dulci Lamiae, memor
Acts non alio rege puertiae.
12. No. 28, 14.
Scandit aeratas vitiosa naves
"Cura, nec turmas equitum relinquit,
Ocior cervis, et agente nimbos
Ocior Euro.
13. No. 47, 21.
Solvitur acris hyems grata vice veris et Favoni;
Trahuntque siccas machinae carinas;
Ac neque jam stabulis gaudet pecus, aut arator igni;
Nec prata canis albicant pruinis.
14. No. 37, 32.
Cur neque militaris
Inter aequales equitat; Gallica nec lupatis
Temperat ora franis?
Cur timet flavum Tiberim tangere ? cur olivum?
15. No. 34, 34, 36,, 35.
Vos Tempe totidem tollite laudibus,
Natalemque, mares, Delon Apollinis,
Insignemque pharetra
Fraternaque humerum lyra.
16. No. 40, 40, 23, 43.
Doctrina sed vim promovet: insitam,
Rectique cultus pectora roborant;
Utcunque defecere mores,
Dedecorant bene nata culpa.
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17. No. 1,22, 13.
Nobilis ut grandi cecinit Centaurus alumno,
"Invicte mortalis, dea
Nate puer Thetide,
Te manet Assaraci tellus, quam frigida parvi
Findunt Scamandri flumina,
Lubricus et Simois. "
18. No. 24, 21.
At fides, et ingenl
Benigna vena est; pauperemque dives
Me petit. Nihil supra
Deos lacesso; nec potentem amicum
Largiora flagito,
Satis beatus unicis Sabinis.
19. . No. 17, 13,22.
Ubi haec severus te palam laudaveram,
Jussus abire domum,
Ferebar incerto pede
Ad non amicos, heu, mihi postes, et heu
Limina dura, quibus
Lumbos et infregi latus.
20. No. 18.
Querceta Fauni, vosque rore vinoso
Colles benigni, mitis Evandri sedes,
Si quid salubre vallibus frondet vestris,
Levamen aegro ferte certatim vati.
Sic ille, chartis redditus rursum Musis,
Vicina dulci prata mulcebit cantu.
21.
Frigora mitescunt Zephyris; ver proterit aestas,
Interitura simul;
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Pomifer autumnus fruges effuderit; et mox
Bruma recurret iners.
22.
Labuntur altis interim ripis aqua? ,
Queruntur in sylvis aves,
Fontesque lymphis obstrepunt manantibus;
Somnos quod invitet leves.
23.
Quam variis terras animalia permeant figuris!
Namque alia extento sunt corpore, pulveremque verrunt,
Continuumque trahunt vi pectoris incitata sulcum.
Sunt quibus alarum levitas vaga, verberetque ventos.
24.
Monte decurrens velut amnis, imbres
Quem super notas aluere ripas,
Fervet, immensusque ruit profundo
Pindarus ore.
25.
26.
27.
Cum nemus flatu Zephyri tepentis
Vernis irrubuit rosis, ?
Spiret insanum nebulosus Auster,
Jam spinis abeat decus.
Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas
Regumque turres: o beate Sexti,
Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat inchoare longam:
Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque manes.
Nec Coae referunt jam tibi purpura,
Nec clari lapides tempora, quae semel
Notis condita fastis
Inclusit volucris dies.
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25. The iambic dimeter catalectic, or Anacreontic, is the
dimeter iambic, wanting the final syllable, and having an
iambus in the third foot; as
Lex halc | data est | cadu|cis,
Deo | jiiben|te, mem|bris,
Ut tem|peret | labo|rert . .
Medica|bills | volup|tas. Prudentius.
26. The Galliambus consists of two catalectic dimeters,
having in general a spondee or an anapest in the first
foot of the first dimeter, and a tribrac in the second foot
of the second dimeter, the final syllable of the second
dimeter being omitted; as,
Super al|ta vec|tus a|tys||celgri J rate ma|ria. Catull.
TROCHAIC MEASURES.
27. The most common trochaic metre is the tetrameter or
octonarius catalectic, and it consists of seven feet followed
by an odd syllable, the last foot being always a trochee,
while most of the other feet are. liable to the same varia-
tions as the feet in iambic measures; as
Pulchri|us mul[to pa|rarl | quam cre|ari | nobi|lem.
Auson.
Danai|des co|Ite | vestras J hic di|es quje|rit malnus.
Seneca.
28. The Sapphic verse, invented by the poetess Sappho,
consists of five feet, the first a trochee, the second a spon-
dee and sometimes a trochee, the third a dactyl, and the
fourth and fifth trochees; as
Caet^|ris ma|jor tibi | milSs | impar. Horat.
The strophe or stanza, in which Sappho composed her verses,
consists of ihree sapphic verses followed by an adonic; its
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elegance and sweetness made it popular among the Latin poets,
and caused it to be often introduced into their elegiac verses.
29. The Phalsecian or hendecasyllabic verse consists of
five feet, the first of which is generally a spondee, though
it is sometimes an iambus or a trochee, the second a dactyl,
and the three others trochees; as
Non est | vivere | sed va|lere | vita. Martial.
50. The trochaic dimeter consists of four feet, the first
and two last of which are always trochees, and the second
a trochee, spondee, dactyl, or anapest; as
Non fa|cit quod | optat | Ipse
Ore | torvo | commi|nantes. Boeth.
CHORIAMB1C MEASURES.
51. The choriambic pentameter consists of a spondee,
three choriambi, and an iambus; as
JEtas | carpe diem | quam minimum | credula posftero.
Horat.
32. The choriambic tetrameter consists of three chori-
ambi or feet of equal length, followed by a bacchic; as
Omne nemus | cum fluviis | omnS canat | profiindum.
Claud.
Cul rSsera|ta mugmnt | aurea, claulstra mundl. Serenus.
33. The Alcaic epichoriambic tetrameter acatalectic
consists of the second epitrit, two choriambi, and a
bacchic; as
Te deos 6|ro Sybarin | cvir prop^res | amando. Horat.
34. The Asclepiadic tetrameter, invented by the poet
Asclepiades, consists of a spondee, two choriambi, and an
iambus; as
Msce|nas atavis | edite re|gibus. ' Horat.
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The first foot of this verse is sometimes a dactyl; as
EffugT|um et misSros | libera mors Ivocet. Seneca,
"^his method of scanning the Asclepiadic may be considered as
the most correct; it has however been sometimes scanned in a
different manner, the first foot being made a spondee, the second
a dactyl followed by an odd syllable, and the two last feet dac-
tyls; as
Miece|nas ata|vis | editg | regibtls. Horat.
85. The choriambic trimeter or Glyconic consists of three
feet, the first a spondee, an iambic, or a trochee, the se-
cond a choriambus, and the third an iambic; as
Sic te | diva potens | Cypri. Horat.
Magna. | progenies | Jovls. Catull.
Bonis | crede fuga|cibus. Boeth.
36. The choriambic trimeter catalectic or Pherecratic is
the Glyconic deprived of its final syllable, and sometimes
having an anapest in the first foot; as
Grato 1 Pyrrha sub an|tro. Horat.
Dominis | pressus ini|quis. Boeth.
37. The choriambic dimeter consists of a choriambus
and a bacchic; as
Lydia dic | per omnes. Horat.
IONIC MEASURES.
38. The ionic a majore or Sotadic consists of three
ionics a majore and a spondee; the ionic feet are how-
ever frequently changed into dichorees, and a long syl-
lable into two short syllables; as
Vocalia | quredam memo|rant consona | qusdam.
Terentian.
Has cum gemi|na compede | dedicat cajtenas,
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Saturne, ti|bl Zoiliis, | annulos pri|6res. Martial.
39. The ionic a minore consists of three or four feet,
Tvhich are all ionics a minore; as
Puer ales | tibi telas | oper6s? |que Minervae. Horat.
COMPOUND METRES.
40. The greater Alcaic consists of two iambic feet,
which are sometimes changed into spondees, and an odd
syllable, followed by a choriambus and an iambus; as
Vides | ut al|ta | Stet mve can|didum,
Cdeles|tis ar|cis|nobilis in|cola. Horat.
41. The Archilochian heptameter consists of the dac-
tylic tetrameter a priore, followed by three trochees; as
Nunc dece|t autviri|dlnitijdum caput | Impe|dirS| myrto.
Horat.
42. The dactylico-trochaic tetrameter or lesser Alcaic
consists of two dactyls, followed by two trochees; as
Levia | personu|ere | saxa. Horat.
'The preceding account of the metres in the most common use
among the Latin poets will, it is presumed, be found both conv
prehensive and accurate. The student, who is desirous of more
extensive information on this subject, may consult with advantage
Carey's Latin Prosody.
THE METRES OF HORACE.
In their lyric compositions, the Latin poets seldom con-
fined themselves to one species of verse, but for the sake
of greater variety and harmony, they generally introduced
two, and sometimes three different measures into the same
ode. This change of metre is found in almost all the
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APPENDIX.
lyrics of Horace, and has contributed much to the beauty
of his poetry. The following alphabetical key to his odes
contains. the first words of each ode, and a reference to the
metres in the preceding list, which he has employed in it.
MM vetusto, 40,40, 23,42. Extremum Tanaim, 34, 35.
iEquam memento, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Albi ne doleas, 34, 35.
Altera jam, 1, 17.
Angustam amici, 40,40,23,
42.
At o deorum, 17, 22.
Audivere Lyce, 34, 34, 36,
35.
Bacchum in, 40, 40,23,42.
Beatus ille, 17,22.
Ccelo supinas,40, 40,23,42.
Ccelo tonantem, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Cum tu Lydia, 35, 34.
Cur me querelis, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Delicta majorum, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Descende ccelo, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Dianam tenerae, 34, 34, 36,
35.
Diffugere nives, 1, 13.
Dive quern, 28, 14.
Divis orre, 34, 35.
Donarem pateras, 34.
Donec gratus, 35, 34.
Eheu fugaces, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Est mihi honum, 28, 14.
Et thure et, 35, 34.
Exegi monumentum, 34.
Faune nympharum, 28, 14.
Festo quid, 35, 34.
Herculis ritu, 28, 14.
Horrida tempestas, 1, 22,
13.
Ibis liburnis, 17, 22,
Icci beatis, 40, 40, 23, 42.
Hie et nefasto, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Impios parrae, 28,14.
Inclusam Danaem, 34, 35.
Intactis opulentior, 35, 34.
Integer vitae, 28, 14.
Intermissa Venus, 35, 34.
Jam jam efficaci, 17.
Jam pauca, 40, 40, 23, 42.
Jam satis terris, 28, 14.
Jam veris, 34, 35.
Justum et, 40, 40, 23, 42.
Laudabunt alii, 1,8.
Lupis et agnis, 17, 22.
Lydia dic per, 37, 33.
Maecenas atavis, 34.
Mala soluta, 17, 22.
Martiis ccelebs, 28, 14.
Mater saeva, 35, 34.
Mercuri facunde, 28, 14.
Mercuri nam, 28, 14.
Miserarum est, 39.
? ? Mollis inertia, 1, 22.
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Natis in usum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Ne forte credas, 40,40, 23,
42.
Ne sit ancillae, 28, 14.
NoHs longa ferae, 34, 35.
Nondum subacta, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Non ebur neque, 24, 21.
Non semper, 40,40, 23, 42.
Non usitata, , 40, 40, 23,
42.
Non vides quanto, 28, 14.
Nox erat, 1, 22.
Nullam Vare, 31.
Nullus argento, 28, 14.
Nunc est, 40, 40, 23, 42.
O crudelis adhuc, 31.
O diva gratum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
O fons, 34, 34, 36, 35.
O matre pulchra, 40,40,23,
42.
O nata mecum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
O navis referent, 34,34, 36,
35.
O saepe mecum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
O Venus regina, 28, 14.
Qdi profanum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Otium divos, 28, 14.
Parcius junctas, 28, 14.
Parcus deorum, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Parentis olim, 17, 22.
Pastor quum traheret, 34, 35.
Persicos odi, 28, 14.
Petti nihil me, 17, 13, 22.
Phcebe sylvarumque, 28,14.
Phcebus volentem, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Pyndarum quisquis, 28, 14.
Poscimus siquid, 28, 14.
Quae cura, 40, 40, 23, 42.
Qualem ministrum, 40, 40,
23, 42.
Quando repostum, 17, 22.
Quantum distet, 35, 34.
Quern tuMelpomene, 35,34.
Quem virum, 28, 14.
Quid bellicosus, 40, 40, 23,
42.
Quid dedicatum, 40, 40,23,
42.
Quid fles Asterie, 34, 34,
36, 35.
Quid immerentes, 17, 22.
Quid obseratis, 17.
Quid tibi vis, 1, 8.
Quid desiderio, 34, 35.
Quis multa, 34, 34, 36,
35.
Quo me Bacche, 35, 34^
Quo, quo scelesti, 17, 22.
Rectius vives, 28, 14.
? ? Rogare longo, 17, 22.
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Velox amcenum, 40,40,23, Vitas hinnuleo, 34, 34, 36,
42. 35.
Videsutalta,40,40,23,42. Vixi puellis, 40, 40, 23,
Vilepotabis, 28, 14. 42.
The first thirty of the following exercises are designed to
be scanned; the succeeding thirty-four require the order of
the words to be changed, in order to the lines beingformed
into verses; the remaining exercises are intended to be
translated. The figures prefixed to the exercises refer to
the metres of the verses contained in them.
EXERCISES.
1. No. 8.
Haud sic magni conditor orbis; /
Huic ex alto curicta tuenti
Nulla terrJe mole resistunt,
Non nox atris nubibus obstat.
2. No. 9.
Gratius astra nitent, ubi Notus
Desinit imbriferos dare sonbs";
Lucifer ut tenebras pepulerit,
Pulchra dies roseoi agit equos.
3. No. 16.
Somnos dabat herba salubris,
Potum quoque lubricus amnis,
Umbras altissima pinus;
Nondum maris alta secabat.
4. No. 31.
Tu ne quaesieris scire, nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi
Finem di dederint, Leuconoe; nec Babylonios
Tentaris numeros, ut melius, quidquid erit, pati;
Seu plures hyemes, seu tribuit Jupiter ultimam.
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5. No. 1, 8.
Albus ut obscuro deterget nubila ccelo
Saepe Notus, neque parturit imbres
Perpetuos, sic tu sapiens finire memento
Tristitiam vitaeque labores.
6. No. 1, IS, 1, 13.
Diffugere nives; redeunt jam gramina campis,
Arboribusque comae;
Mutat terra vices; et decrescentia ripas
Flumina praetereunt.
7. No. 1, 17, 1, 17.
Mella cava manant ex ilice; montibus altis
Levis crepante lympha desilit pede.
Illic injussae veniunt ad mulctra capellae,
Refertque tenta grex amicus ubera.
8. No. 17, 22, 17, 22.
Has inter epulas, ut juvat pastas oves
Videre properantes domum!
Videre fessos, vomerem inversum, boves,
Collo trahentes languido.
9. No. 11,36.
Omne hominum genus in terris
Simili surgit ab ortu;
Unus enim rerum pater est,
Unus cuncta ministrat.
10. No. 34, 35.
Jam veris comites, quae mare temperant,
Impellunt animae lintea Thraciae;
Jam nec prata rigent, nec fluvii strepunt
Hyberna nive turgidi.
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11. No. 35, 34.
Caris multa sodalibus,
Nulli plura tamen, dividit oscula,
Quam dulci Lamiae, memor
Acts non alio rege puertiae.
12. No. 28, 14.
Scandit aeratas vitiosa naves
"Cura, nec turmas equitum relinquit,
Ocior cervis, et agente nimbos
Ocior Euro.
13. No. 47, 21.
Solvitur acris hyems grata vice veris et Favoni;
Trahuntque siccas machinae carinas;
Ac neque jam stabulis gaudet pecus, aut arator igni;
Nec prata canis albicant pruinis.
14. No. 37, 32.
Cur neque militaris
Inter aequales equitat; Gallica nec lupatis
Temperat ora franis?
Cur timet flavum Tiberim tangere ? cur olivum?
15. No. 34, 34, 36,, 35.
Vos Tempe totidem tollite laudibus,
Natalemque, mares, Delon Apollinis,
Insignemque pharetra
Fraternaque humerum lyra.
16. No. 40, 40, 23, 43.
Doctrina sed vim promovet: insitam,
Rectique cultus pectora roborant;
Utcunque defecere mores,
Dedecorant bene nata culpa.
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17. No. 1,22, 13.
Nobilis ut grandi cecinit Centaurus alumno,
"Invicte mortalis, dea
Nate puer Thetide,
Te manet Assaraci tellus, quam frigida parvi
Findunt Scamandri flumina,
Lubricus et Simois. "
18. No. 24, 21.
At fides, et ingenl
Benigna vena est; pauperemque dives
Me petit. Nihil supra
Deos lacesso; nec potentem amicum
Largiora flagito,
Satis beatus unicis Sabinis.
19. . No. 17, 13,22.
Ubi haec severus te palam laudaveram,
Jussus abire domum,
Ferebar incerto pede
Ad non amicos, heu, mihi postes, et heu
Limina dura, quibus
Lumbos et infregi latus.
20. No. 18.
Querceta Fauni, vosque rore vinoso
Colles benigni, mitis Evandri sedes,
Si quid salubre vallibus frondet vestris,
Levamen aegro ferte certatim vati.
Sic ille, chartis redditus rursum Musis,
Vicina dulci prata mulcebit cantu.
21.
Frigora mitescunt Zephyris; ver proterit aestas,
Interitura simul;
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Pomifer autumnus fruges effuderit; et mox
Bruma recurret iners.
22.
Labuntur altis interim ripis aqua? ,
Queruntur in sylvis aves,
Fontesque lymphis obstrepunt manantibus;
Somnos quod invitet leves.
23.
Quam variis terras animalia permeant figuris!
Namque alia extento sunt corpore, pulveremque verrunt,
Continuumque trahunt vi pectoris incitata sulcum.
Sunt quibus alarum levitas vaga, verberetque ventos.
24.
Monte decurrens velut amnis, imbres
Quem super notas aluere ripas,
Fervet, immensusque ruit profundo
Pindarus ore.
25.
26.
27.
Cum nemus flatu Zephyri tepentis
Vernis irrubuit rosis, ?
Spiret insanum nebulosus Auster,
Jam spinis abeat decus.
Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas
Regumque turres: o beate Sexti,
Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat inchoare longam:
Jam te premet nox, fabulaeque manes.
Nec Coae referunt jam tibi purpura,
Nec clari lapides tempora, quae semel
Notis condita fastis
Inclusit volucris dies.
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