Epodon, Horace, creator; Vollmer, Friedrich, 1867-1923, editor
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Parentis olim siquis inpia manu
senile guttur fregerit,
edit cicutis alium nocentius.
o dura messorum ilia.
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quid hoc veneni saevit in praecordiis?
num viperinus his cruor
incoctus herbis me fefellit? an malas
Canidia tractavit dapes?
ut Argonautas praeter omnis candidum
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Medea mirata est ducem,
ignota tauris inligaturum iuga
perunxit hoc Iasonem,
hoc delibutis ulta donis paelicem
serpente fugit alite.
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nec tantus umquam Siderum insedit vapor
siticulosae Apuliae
nec munus umeris efficacis Herculis
inarsit aestuosius.
at siquid umquam tale concupiveris,
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iocose Maecenas, precor,
manum puella savio opponat tuo,
extrema et in sponda cubet.
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