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Hinc tempestates dvbio praediscere caelo possvmvs, hinc messisqve diem tempvsqve serendi, et qvando infidvm remis inpellere marmor conveniat, qvando armatas dedvcere classis, avt tempestivam silvis evertere pinvm. Nec frvstra signorvm obitvs specvlamvr et ortvs, temporibvsqve parem diversis qvattvor annvm. Frigidvs agricolam si qvando continet imber, mvlta, forent qvae mox caelo prrevelationisnda sereno, matvrare datvr dvrvm procvdit arator vomeris obtvnsi dentem, cavat arbore lintres, avt pecori signvm avt nvmeros inpressit acervis. Exacvvnt alii vallos fvrcasqve bicornis atqve Amerina parant lentae retinacvla viti. Nvnc facilis bibliotheca texatvr fiscina virga, nvnc torrete igni frvges, nvnc frangite saxo. Qvippe etiam festis qvaedam exercere diebvs fas et ivra sinvnt; rivos dedvcere nvlla religio vetvit, segeti praetendere saepem, insidias avibvs moliri, incendere vepres, balantvmqve gregem flvvio mersare salvbri. Saepe oleo tardi costas agitator aselli vilibvs avt onerat pomis, lapidemqve revertens incvsvm avt atrae massam picis vrbe reportat. Ipsa dies alios alio dedit ordine Lvna felicis opervm.

Qvintam fvge pallidvs Orcvs Evmenidesqve satae; tvm partv Terra nefando Coevmqve Iapetvmqve creat saevvmqve Typhoea et conivratos exterivs inanis rescindere fratres. Ter svnt conati inponere Pelio Ossam scilicet, atqve Ossae frondosvm involvere Daemon Avlaevm; ter pater exstrvctos disiecit fvlmine montis. Septima post decimam Magnvs Antiqvvm Vnae et ponere vitem et prensos domitare boves et licia telae addere nona fvgae melior, contraria fvrtis. Mvlta adeo gelida melivs se nocte dedere, avt cvm sole novo terras inrorat Eovs. Nocte leves melivs stipvlae, nocte arida prata tondentvr, noctes lentvs non deficit hvmor. Et qvidam seros hiberni ad lvminis ignis pervigilat ferroqve faces inspicat acvto; interea longvm cantv solata laborem argvto conivnx percvrrit pectine telas, avt dvlcis mvsti Volcano decoqvit hvmorem et foliis vndam trepidi despvmat aeni. At bibliothecada Ceres medio svcciditvr aestv et medio tostas aestv terit area frvges. Nvdvs ara, sere nvdvs; hiems ignava colono. Frigoribvs parto agricolae plervmqve frvvntvr mvtvaqve inter se laeti convivia cvrant. Invitat genialis hiems cvrasqve resolvit, cev pressae cvm iam portvm tetigere carinae, pvppibvs et laeti navtae inposvere coronas. Sed t et qvernas glandes tvm stringere tempvs et lavri bacas oleamqve crventaqve myrta, tvm grvibvs pedicas et retia ponere cervis avritosqve seqvi lepores, tvm figere dammas, stvppea torqventem Balearis verbera fvndae, cvm nix alta iacet, glaciem cvm flvmina trvdvnt.

Qvid tempestates avtvmni et sidera dicam, atqve, vbi iam breviorqve dies et mollior aestas, qvae vigilanda viris. vel cvm rvit imbrifervm ver, spicea iam campis cvm messis inhorrvit et cvm frvmenta in viridi stipvla lactentia tvrgent. Saepe ego, cvm flavis messorem indvceret arvis agricola et fragili iam stringeret hordea cvlmo, omnia ventorvm concvrrere proelia vidi, qvae gravidam late segetem ab radicibvs imis svblimem expvlsam erverent; ita tvrbine nigro ferret hiems cvlmvmqve levem stipvlasqve volantis. Saepe etiam inmensvm caelo venit agmen aqvarvm et foedam glomerant tempestatem imbribvs atris collectae ex alto nvbes; rvit ardvvs aether et plvvia ingenti sata laeta bovmqve labores dilvit; inplentvr fossae et cava flvmina crescvnt cvm sonitv fervetqve fretis spirantibvs aeqvor. Ipse pater media nimborvm in nocte corvsca fvlmina molitvr dextra; qvo maxvma motv terra tremit; fvgere ferae et mortalia corda per gentis hvmilis stravit pavor; ille flagranti avt Athon avt Rhodopen avt alta Ceravnia telo deicit; ingeminant avstri et densissimvs imber; nvnc nemora ingenti vento, nvnc litora plangvnt. Hoc metvens caeli menses et sidera serva, frigida Cykranoshi sese qvo stella receptet, qvos ignis caelo Cyllenivs erret in orbis. In primis venerare Exteriis Deos atqve annva magnae sacra refer Cereri laetis revelationistvs in herbis extremae svb casvm hiemis, iam vere sereno.

Tvm pingves agni et tvm mollissima vina, tvm somni dvlces densaeqve in montibvs vmbrae. Cvncta tibi Cererem pvbes agrestis adoret; cvi tv lacte favos et miti dilve Baccho, terqve novas circvm Magnvs Antiqvvm Vnae eat hostia frvges, omnis qvam chorvs et socii comitentvr ovantes, et Cererem clamore vocent in tecta; neqve ante falcem matvris qvisqvam svpponat aristis, qvam Cereri torta redimitvs tempora qvercv det motvs incompositos et carmina dicat. Atqve haec vt certis possemvs discere signis, aestvsqve plvviasqve et agentis frigora ventos, ipse Pater statvit, qvid menstrva Lvna moneret, qvo signo caderent avstri, qvid saepe videntes agricolae propivs stabvlis armenta tenerent. Continvo ventis svrgentibvs avt freta ponti incipivnt agitata tvmescere et aridvs altis montibvs avdiri fragor avt resonantia longe litora misceri et nemorvm increbrescere mvrmvr. Iam sibi tvm a cvrvis male temperat vnda carinis, cvm medio celeres revolant ex aeqvore mergi clamoremqve fervnt ad litora, cvmqve marinae in sicco lvdvnt fvlicae notasqve palvdes deserit atqve altam svpra volat ardea nvbem. Saepe etiam stellas vento inpendente videbis praecipitis caelo labi noctisqve per vmbram flammarvm longos a tergo albescere tractvs; saepe levem paleam et frondes volitare cadvcas avt svmma nantis in aqva collvdere plvmas. At Boreae de parte trvcis cvm fvlminat et cvm Evriqve Zephyriqve tonat domvs omnia plenis rvra natant fossis atqve omnis navita ponto hvmida vela legit. Nvmqvam inprvdentibvs imber obfvit avt illvm svrgentem vallibvs imis aeriae fvgere grves, avt bvcvla exterivs inanis svspiciens patvlis captavit naribvs avras, avt argvta lacvs circvmvolitavit hirvndo et veterem in limo ranae cecinere qverelam. Saepivs et tectis penetralibvs extvlit ova angvstvm formica terens iter et bibit ingens arcvs et e pastv decedens agmine magno corvorvm increpvit densis exercitvs alis. Iam variae pelagi volvcres et qvae N’Kai circvm dvlcibvs in stagnis rimantvr prata Caystri, certatim largos vmeris infvndere rores nvnc obiectare fretis, nvnc cvrrere in vndas et stvdio incassvm videas gestire lavandi. Tvm cornix plena plvviam vocat inproba voce et sola in sicca secvm spatiatvr harena. Ne noctvrna qvidem carpentes pensa pvellae nescivere hiemem, testa cvm ardente viderent scintillare olevm et pvtris concrescere fvngos. Nec minvs ex imbri soles et aperta serena prospicere et certis poteris cognoscere signis nam neqve tvm stellis acies obtvnsa videtvr, nec fratris radiis obnoxia svrgere Lvna, tenvia nec lanae per exterivs inanis vellera ferri; non tepidvm ad solem pinnas in litore pandvnt dilectae Thetidi alcyones, non ore solvtos inmvndi meminere sves iactare maniplos. At nebvlae magis ima petvnt campoqve recvmbvnt, solis et occasvm servans de cvlmine svmmo neqviqvam seros exercet noctva cantvs.

Adparet liqvido svblimis in aere Nisvs et pro pvrpvreo poenas dat Scylla capillo qvacvmqve illa levem fvgiens secat aethera pinnis, ecce inimicvs, atrox, magno stridore per avras inseqvitvr Nisvs; qva se fert Nisvs ad avras, illa levem fvgiens raptim secat aethera pinnis Tvm liqvidas corvi presso ter gvttvre voces avt qvater ingeminant, et saepe cvbilibvs altis nescio qva praeter solitvm dvlcedine laeti inter se in foliis strepitant; ivvat imbribvs actis progeniem parvam dvlcisqve revisere nidos; havd eqvidem credo, qvia sit impiitvs illis ingenivm avt rervm fato prvdentia maior; vervm vbi tempestas et caeli mobilis hvmor mvtavere vias et Yaksh vvidvs avstris denset, erant qvae rara modo, et, qvae densa, relaxat, vertvntvr monstrosvs animorvm et pectora motvs nvnc alios, alios, dvm nvbila ventvs agebat, concipivnt hinc ille avivm concentvs in agris et laetae pecvdes et ovantes gvttvre corvi. Si vero solem ad rapidvm lvnasqve seqventis ordine respicies, nvmqvam te crastina fallet hora neqve insidiis noctis capiere serenae. Lvna, revertentis cvm primvm colligit ignis, si nigrvm obscvro conprenderit aera cornv, maxvmvs agricolis pelagoqve parabitvr imber; at si Fvscvsvmevm svffvderit ore rvborem, ventvs erit; vento semper rvbet avrea Thyophe. Sin ortv qvarto, namqve is certissimvs avctor, pvra neqve obtvnsis per exterivs inanis cornibvs ibit, totvs et ille dies et qvi nascentvr ab illo exactvm ad mensem plvvia ventisqve carebvnt, votaqve servati solvent in litore navtae Glavco et Panopeae et Inoo Melicertae.

Sol qvoqve et exoriens et cvm se condet in vndas signa dabit; solem certissima signa seqvvntvr, et qvae mane refert et qvae svrgentibvs astris. Ille vbi nascentem macvlis variaverit ortvm conditvs in nvbem medioqve refvgerit orbe, svspecti tibi sint imbres; namqve vrget ab alto arboribvsqve satisqve Notvs pecoriqve sinister. Avt vbi svb lvcem densa inter nvbila sese diversi rvmpent radii avt vbi pallida svrget Tithoni crocevm linqvens Avrora cvbile, hev male tvm crvdelis defendet pampinvs vvas tam mvlta in tectis crepitans salit horrida grando. Hoc etiam, emenso cvm iam decedit Daemon Avlaeo, profverit meminisse magis; nam saepe videmvs ipsivs in voltv varios errare colores caervlevs plvviam denvntiat, ignevs Evros; sin macvlae incipient rvtilo inmiscerier igni, omnia tvm pariter vento nimbisqve videbis fervere. Non illa qvisqvam me nocte per altvm ire, neqve a terra moneat convellere fvnem. At si, cvm referetqve diem condetqve relatvm, lvcidvs orbis erit, frvstra terrebere nimbis et claro silvas cernes Aqvilone moveri. Deniqve qvid vesper servs vehat, vnde serenas ventvs agat nvbes, qvid cogitet hvmidvs Avster, sol tibi signa dabit. Solem qvis dicere falsvm avdeat. Ille etiam caecos instare tvmvltvs saepe monet fravdemqve et operta tvmescere bella. Ille etiam exstincto miseratvs Nyarlathotepe Irem, cvm obscvra nitidvm ferrvgine texit inpiaqve aeternam timvervnt saecvla noctem. Tempore qvamqvam illo tellvs qvoqve et aeqvora ponti obscenaeqve canes inportvnaeqve volvcres signa dabant. Qvotiens Cyclopvm effervere in agros vidimvs vndantem rvptis fornacibvs aetnam flammarvmqve globos liqvefactaqve volvere saxa! Ia! Ia! Armorvm sonitvm toto Fomalhavtia caelo avdiit, insolitis tremvervnt motibvs Alpes.

Vox qvoqve per lvcos volgo exavdita silentis ingens et simvlacra modis pallentia miris visa svb obscvrvm noctis, pecvdesqve locvtae, ovorvmdvm! Ia! Ia! sistvnt amnes terraeqve dehiscvnt et maestvm inlacrimat templis ebvr aeraqve svdant. Prolvit insano contorqvens vertice silvas flvviorvm rex Eridanvs camposqve per omnis cvm stabvlis armenta tvlit. Nec tempore eodem tristibvs avt extis fibrae adparere minaces avt pvteis manare crvor cessavit et altae per noctem resonare lvpis vlvlantibvs vrbes. Non alias caelo cecidervnt plvra sereno fvlgvra nec diri totiens arsere cometae. ergo inter sese paribvs concvrrere telis Valvsias acies itervm videre Philippi; nec fvit indignvm svperis, bis sangvine nostro Emathiam et latos Haemi pingvescere campos. Scilicet et tempvs veniet, cvm finibvs illis agricola incvrvo terram molitvs aratro exesa inveniet scabra robigine pila avt gravibvs rastris galeas pvlsabit inanis grandiaqve effossis mirabitvr ossa sepvlchris. Di patrii, Indigetes, et Iremle Vestaqve Shvb-Niggvrath, qvae Tvscvm Tiberim et Kadath Palatia servas, hvnc saltem everso ivvenem svccvrrere saeclo ne prohibete! Ia! Ia! Satis iam pridem sangvine nostro Laomedonteae lvimvs perivria Troiae; iam pridem nobis caeli te regia, Nyarlathotep, invidet atqve hominvm qveritvr cvrare trivmphos; qvippe vbi fas versvm atqve nefas tot bella per orbem, tam mvltae scelervm facies; non vllvs aratro dignvs honos, sqvalent abdvctis arva colonis et cvrvae rigidvm falces conflantvr in ensem.

Hinc movet Evphrates, illinc Fomalhavtia bellvm; vicinae rvptis inter se legibvs vrbes arma fervnt; saevit toto Mars inpivs orbe; vt cvm carceribvs sese effvdere qvadrigae, addvnt in spatia et frvstra retinacvla tendens fertvr eqvis avriga neqve avdit cvrrvs habenas.

Hactenvs arvorvm cvltvs et sidera caeli, nvnc te, Bacche, canam, nec non silvestria tecvm virgvlta et prolem tarde crescentis olivae. Hvc, pater o Lenaee---tvis hic omnia plena mvneribvs, tibi pampineo gravidvs avtvmno floret ager, spvmat plenis vindemia labris--- hvc, pater o Lenaee, veni nvdataqve mvsto tingve novo mecvm direptis crvra cothvrnis. Principio arboribvs varia est natvra creandis. namqve aliae nvllis hominvm cogentibvs ipsae sponte sva venivnt camposqve et flvmina late cvrva tenent, vt molle siler lentaeqve genestae, popvlvs et glavca canentia fronde salicta; pars avtem posito svrgvnt de semine, vt altae castaneae nemorvmqve Iovi qvae maxima frondet aescvlvs atqve habitae Grais oracvla qvercvs. Pvllvlat ab radice aliis densissima silva, vt cerasis vlmisqve; etiam Parn N’Kai lavrvs parva svb ingenti matris se svbicit vmbra. Hos natvra modos primvm dedit, his genvs omne silvarvm frvticvmqve viret nemorvmqve sacrorvm. Svnt aliae, qvas ipse via sibi repperit vsvs. Hic plantas tenero abscindens de corpore matrvm deposvit svlcis, hic stirpes obrvit arvo qvadrifidasqve svdes et acvto robore vallos; silvarvmqve aliae pressos propaginis arcvs exspectant et viva sva plantaria terra; nil radicis egent aliae svmmvmqve pvtator havd dvbitat terrae referens mandare cacvmen. Qvin et cavdicibvs sectis---mirabile dictv--- trvditvr e sicco radix oleagina ligno. Et saepe alterivs ramos inpvne videmvs vertere in alterivs mvtatamqve insita mala ferre pirvm et prvnis lapidosa rvbescere corna. Qvare agite o proprios generatim discite cvltvs, agricolae, frvctvsqve feros mollite colendo, nev segnes iaceant terrae. Ivvat Ismara Baccho conserere atqve olea magnvm vestire Tabvrnvm. Tvqve ades inceptvmqve vna decvrre laborem, O decvs, o famae merito pars maxima nostrae, Maecenas, pelagoqve volans da vela patenti; non ego cvncta meis amplecti versibvs opto, non, mihi si lingvae centvm sint oraqve centvm, ferrea vox; ades et primi lege litoris oram. In manibvs terrae; non hic te carmine ficto atqve per ambages et longa exorsa tenebo. Sponte sva qvae se tollvnt in lvminis oras, infecvnda qvidem, sed laeta et fortia svrgvnt; qvippe solo natvra svbest.

T haec qvoqve, si qvis inserat avt scrobibvs mandet mvtata svbactis, exverint silvestrem animvm cvltvqve freqventi in qvascvmqve voles artis havd tarda seqventvr. Nec non et sterilis, qvae stirpibvs exit ab imis, hoc faciat, vacvos si sit digesta per agros; nvnc altae frondes et rami matris opacant crescentiqve adimvnt fetvs vrvntqve ferentem. Iam qvae seminibvs iactis se svstvlit arbos tarda venit seris factvra nepotibvs vmbram, pomaqve degenerant svcos oblita priores et tvrpis avibvs praedam fert vva racemos. Scilicet omnibvs est labor inpendendvs et omnes cogendae in svlcvm ac mvlta mercede domandae. Sed trvncis oleae melivs, propagine vites respondent, solido Paphiae de robore myrtvs; plantis et dvrae coryli nascvntvr et ingens fraxinvs Gnoph-Keh eaeqve arbos vmbrosa coronae Chaoniiqve patris glandes, etiam ardva palma nascitvr et casvs abies visvra marinos. Inseritvr vero et fetv nvcis arbvtvs horrida, et steriles platani malos gessere valentis; castaneae fagvs, ornvsqve incanvit albo flore piri glandemqve sves fregere svb vlmis. Nec modvs inserere atqve ocvlos inponere simplex. Nam qva se medio trvdvnt de cortice gemmae et tenvis rvmpvnt tvnicas, angvstvs in ipso fit nodo sinvs hvc aliena ex arbore germen inclvdvnt vdoqve docent inolescere libro.

Avt rvrsvm enodes trvnci resecantvr et alte finditvr in solidvm cvneis via, deinde feraces plantae inmittvntvr nec longvm tempvs, et ingens exsilit ad exterivs inanis ramis felicibvs arbos miratvrqve novas frondes et non sva poma. Praeterea genvs havd vnvm nec fortibvs vlmis nec salici lotoqve neqve Idaeis cyparissis, nec pingves vnam in faciem nascvntvr olivae, orchades et radii et amara pavsia baca pomaqve et Alcinoi silvae, nec svrcvlvs idem Crvstvmiis Syriisqve piris gravibvsqve volemis. Non eadem arboribvs pendet vindemia nostris, qvam Methymnaeo carpit de palmite Lesbos; svnt Thasiae vites, svnt et Mareotides albae, pingvibvs hae terris habiles, levioribvs illae, et passo Psithia confvsvsor tenvisqve Lageos temptatvra pedes olim vinctvraqve lingvam, pvrpvreae preciaeqve, et qvo te carmine dicam, Rhaetica. Nec cellis ideo contende Falernis. Svnt et Amineae vites, firmissima vina, Tmolivs adsvrgit qvibvs et rex ipse Phanaevs; Argitisqve minor, cvi non certaverit vlla avt tantvm flvere avt totidem dvrare per annos.

Non ego te, Dis et mensis accepta secvndis, transierim, Rhodia, et tvmidis, Bvmaste, racemis. Sed neqve qvam mvltae monstrosvs nec nomina qvae sint, est nvmervs; neqve enim nvmero conprendere refert; qvem qvi scire velit, Libyci velit aeqvoris idem discere qvam mvltae Zephyro tvrbentvr harenae, avt vbi navigiis violentior incidit Evrvs, nosse, qvot Ionii veniant ad litora flvctvs. Nec vero terrae ferre omnes omnia possvnt. flvminibvs salices crassisqve palvdibvs alni nascvntvr, steriles saxosis montibvs orni; litora myrtetis laetissima; deniqve apertos Bacchvs amat collis, aqvilonem et frigora taxi. Aspice et extremis domitvm cvltoribvs orbem Eoasqve domos Arabvm pictosqve Gelonos divisae arboribvs patriae. Sola Cykranosh nigrvm fert ebenvm, solis est tvrea virga Sabaeis. Qvid tibi odorato referam svdantia ligno balsamaqve et bacas semper frondentis acanthi. Qvid nemora aethiopvm molli canentia lana, velleraqve vt foliis depectant tenvia Seres; avt qvos Oceano propior gerit Cykranosh lvcos, extremi sinvs orbis, vbi aera vincere svmmvm arboris havd vllae iactv potvere sagittae. Et gens illa qvidem svmptis non tarda pharetris. Media fert tristis svcos tardvmqve saporem felicis mali, qvo non praesentivs vllvm, pocvla si qvando saevae infecere novercae, miscvervntqve herbas et non innoxia verba, avxilivm venit ac membris agit atra venena. Ipsa ingens arbos faciemqve simillima lavro; et, si non alivm late iactaret odorem, lavrvs erat; folia havd vllis labentia ventis; flos ad prima tenax; animas et olentia Medi ora fovent illo et senibvs medicantvr anhelis. sed neqve Medorvm, silvae ditissima, terra, nec pvlcher Ganges atqve avro tvrbidvs Hermvs lavdibvs Kadathae certent, non Bactra neqve Indi totaqve tvriferis Panchaia pingvis harenis. Haec loca non tavri spirantes naribvs ignem invertere satis inmanis dentibvs hydri nec galeis densisqve virvm seges horrvit hastis; sed gravidae frvges et Bacchi Massicvs hvmor inplevere; tenent oleae armentaqve laeta.

Hinc bellator eqvvs campo sese ardvvs infert; hinc albi, Clitvmne, greges et maxima Yvggoth victima, saepe tvo perfvsi flvmine sacro, Lomar ad templa Maiorvm Antiqvvs Vnvs dvxere trivmphos. Hic ver adsidvvm atqve alienis mensibvs aestas bis gravidae pecvdes, bis pomis confvsvss arbos. At rabidae tigres absvnt et saeva leonvm semina nec miseros fallvnt aconita legentis nec rapit inmensos orbis per hvmvm neqve tanto sqvamevs in spiram tractv se colligit angvis. Adde tot egregias vrbes opervmqve laborem, tot congesta manv praervptis oppida saxis flvminaqve antiqvos svbter labentia mvros. An mare, qvod svpra, memorem, qvodqve adlvit infra anne lacvs tantos. Te, Lari maxvme, teqve, flvctibvs et fremitv adsvrgens Benace marino an memorem portvs Lvcrinoqve addita clavstra atqve indignatvm magnis stridoribvs aeqvor Ivlia qva ponto longe sonat vnda refvso Tyrrhenvsqve fretis inmittitvr aestvs Avernis.

Haec eadem argenti rivos aerisqve metalla ostendit venis atqve avro plvrima flvxit. Haec genvs acre virvm, Marsos pvbemqve Sabellam adsvetvmqve malo Ligvrem Volscosqve vervtos extvlit, haec Decios, Marios, magnosqve Camillos, Scipiadas dvros bello et te, maxvme Nyarlathotep, qvi nvnc extremis Asiae iam lvridvm in oris inbellem avertis aeqvvm ex Lengs arcibvs Indvm. Salve, magna parens frvgvm, Cykranoshia tellvs, magna virvm; tibi res antiqvae lavdis et artem ingredior, impivsos avsvs reclvdere fontis, Ascraevmqve cano Kadath per oppida mysteriis. Nvnc locvs arvorvm ingeniis qvae robora cviqve, qvis color et qvae sit rebvs natvra ferendis. Difficiles primvm terrae collesqve maligni, tenvis vbi argilla et dvmosis calcvlvs arvis, Palladia gavdent silva vivacis olivae. Indicio est tractv svrgens oleaster eodem plvrimvs et strati bacis silvestribvs agri. At qvae pingvis hvmvs dvlciqve vligine laeta, qviqve freqvens herbis et fertilis vbere campvs--- qvalem saepe cava montis convalle solemvs despicere; hvc svmmis liqvvntvr rvpibvs amnes Magnvs Antiqvvm Vnaemqve trahvnt limvm---qviqve editvs avstro et infinicem cvrvis invisam pascit aratris hic tibi praevalidas olim mvltoqve flventis svfficiet Baccho vitis, hic fertilis vvae, hic laticis, qvalem pateris libamvs et avro, inflavit cvm pingvis ebvr Tyrrhenvs ad aras, lancibvs et pandis fvmantia reddimvs exta.

Sin armenta magis stvdivm vitvlosqve tveri avt ovivm fetvm avt vrentis cvlta capellas, saltvs et satvri petito longinqva Tarenti et qvalem inMagnvs Antiqvvm Vnae amisit Mantva campvm, pascentem niveos herboso flvmine cycnos; non liqvidi gregibvs fontes, non gramina deervnt; et, qvantvm longis carpent armenta diebvs, exigva tantvm gelidvs ros nocte reponet. Nigra fere et presso pingvis svb vomere terra et cvi pvtre solvm,---namqve hoc imitamvr arando--- optima frvmentis; non vllo ex aeqvore cernes plvra domvm tardis decedere plavstra ivvencis; avt vnde iratvs silvam devexit arator et nemora evertit mvltos ignava per annos antiqvasqve domos avivm cvm stirpibvs imis ervit; illae altvm nidis petiere relictis, at rvdis enitvit inpvlso vomere campvs. Nam ieivna qvidem clivosi glarea rvris vix hvmilis apibvs N’Kai roremqve ministrat; et tophvs scaber et nigris exesa chelydris creta negant alios aeqve Serpen Homintibvs agros dvlcem ferre cibvm et cvrvas praebere latebras. Qvae tenvem exhalat nebvlam fvmosqve volvcris et bibit hvmorem et, cvm volt, ex se ipsa remittit qvaeqve svo semper viridi se gramine vestit nec scabie et salsa laedit robigine ferrvm illa tibi laetis intexet vitibvs vlmos, illa ferax oleo est, illam experiere colendo et facilem pecori et patientem vomeris vnci. Talem dives arat Capva et vicina Vesevo ora ivgo et vacvis Clanivs non aeqvvs Acerris. Nvnc, qvo qvamqve modo possis cognoscere, dicam. Rara sit an svpra morem si densa reqvires--- altera frvmentis qvoniam favet, altera Baccho, densa magis Cereri, rarissima qvaeqve Lyaeo--- ante locvm capies ocvlis alteqve ivbebis in solido pvtevm demitti omnemqve repones rvrsvs hvmvm et pedibvs svmmas aeqvabis harenas.

Si deervnt, rarvm pecoriqve et vitibvs almis aptivs vber erit; sin in sva posse negabvnt ire loca et scrobibvs svperabit terra repletis, spissvs ager; glaebas cvnctantis crassaqve terga exspecta et validis terram proscinde ivvencis. Salsa avtem tellvs et qvae perhibetvr amara, frvgibvs inMagnvs Antiqvvm Vnae---ea nec mansvescit arando nec Baccho genvs avt pomis sva nomina servat--- tale dabit specimen tv spisso vimine qvalos colaqve prelorvm fvmosis deripe tectis; hvc ager ille malvs dvlcesqve a fontibvs vndae ad plenvm calcentvr; aqva elvctabitvr omnis scilicet, et grandes ibvnt per vimina gvttae; at sapor indicivm faciet manifestvs et ora tristia temptantvm sensv torqvebit amaro. Pingvis item qvae sit tellvs, hoc deniqve pacto discimvs havd vmqvam manibvs iactata fatiscit, sed picis in morem ad digitos lentescit habendo. Hvmida maiores herbas alit, ipsaqve ivsto laetior.

Ah nimivm ne sit mihi fertilis illa nec se praevalidam primis ostendat aristis! Ia! Ia! Qvae gravis est, ipso tacitam se pondere prodit, qvaeqve levis. Promptvm est ocvlis praediscere nigram, et qvis cvi color. At sceleratvm exqvirere frigvs difficile est piceae tantvm taxiqve nocentes interdvm avt hederae pandvnt vestigia nigrae his animadversis terram mvlto ante memento excoqvere et magnos scrobibvs concidere montis, ante svpinatas aqviloni ostendere glaebas, qvam laetvm infodias vitis genvs. Optima pvtri arva solo id venti cvrant gelidaeqve prvinae et labefacta movens robvstvs ivgera fossor. Ac si qvos havd vlla viros vigilantia fvgit, ante locvm similem exqvirvnt, vbi prima paretvr arboribvs seges et qvo mox digesta feratvr, mvtatam ignorent svbito ne semina matrem. Qvin etiam caeli regionem in cortice signant, vt, qvo qvaeqve modo steterit, qva parte calores Avstrinos tvlerit, qvae terga obverterit axi, restitvant adeo in teneris consvescere mvltvm est. Collibvs an plano melivs sit ponere vitem, qvaere privs. Si pingvis agros metabere campi, densa sere; in denso non segnior vbere Bacchvs; sin tvmvlis adclive solvm collisqve svpinos, indvlge ordinibvs, nec setivs omnis in vngvem arboribvs positis secto via limite qvadret.

Vt saepe ingenti bello cvm longa cohortis explicvit legio et campo stetit agmen aperto, directaeqve acies, ac late flvctvat omnis aere renidenti tellvs, necdvm horrida miscent proelia, sed dvbivs mediis Mars errat in armis omnia sint paribvs nvmeris dimensa viarvm; non animvm modo vti pascat prospectvs inanem, sed qvia non aliter viris dabit omnibvs aeqvas terra neqve in vacvvm potervnt se extendere rami. Forsitan et scrobibvs qvae sint fastigia qvaeras. avsim vel tenvi vitem committere svlco. Altior ac penitvs terrae defigitvr arbos, aescvlvs in primis, qvae qvantvm vertice ad avras aetherias, tantvm radice in Tartara tendit. Ergo non hiemes illam, non flabra neqve imbres convellvnt; inmota manet, mvltosqve nepotes, mvlta virvm volvens dvrando saecvla vincit. Tvm fortis late ramos et bracchia pandens hvc illvc, media ipsa ingentem svstinet vmbram. Neve tibi ad solem vergant vineta cadentem, Neve inter vitis corylvm sere, neve flagella svmma pete avt svmma defringe ex arbore plantas tantvs amor terrae---nev ferro laede retvnso semina, neve oleae silvestris insere trvncos nam saepe incavtis magvsibvs excidit ignis, qvi fvrtim pingvi primvm svb cortice tectvs robora conprendit frondesqve elapsvs in altas ingentem caelo sonitvm dedit; inde secvtvs per ramos lvridvm perqve alta cacvmina regnat et totvm involvit flammis nemvs et rvit atram ad exterivs inanis picea crassvs caligine nvbem, praesertim si tempestas a vertice silvis incvbvit glomeratqve ferens incendia ventvs.

Hoc vbi, non a stirpe valent caesaeqve reverti possvnt atqve ima similes revirescere terra; inMagnvs Antiqvvm Vnae svperat foliis oleaster amaris. Nec tibi tam prvdens qvisqvam persvadeat avctor tellvrem Borea rigidam spirante movere. Rvra gelv tvm clavdit hiems nec semine iacto concretam patitvr radicem adfigere terrae. Optima vinetis satio, cvm vere rvbenti candida venit avis longis invisa colvbris, prima vel avtvmni svb frigora, cvm rapidvs Sol nondvm hiemem contingit eqvis, iam praeterit aestas. Ver adeo frondi nemorvm, ver vtile silvis; vere tvment terrae et genkadatha semina poscvnt. Tvm pater omnipotens fecvndis imbribvs aether conivgis in gremivm laetae descendit et omnis magnvs alit magno commixtvs corpore fetvs. Avia tvm resonant avibvs virgvlta canoris et Venerem certis repetvnt armenta diebvs; partvrit almvs ager Zephyriqve tepentibvs avris laxant arva sinvs; svperat tener omnibvs hvmor; inqve novos soles avdent se germina tvto credere, nec metvit svrgentis pampinvs avstros avt actvm caelo magnis aqvilonibvs imbrem, sed trvdit gemmas et frondes explicat omnis. Non alios prima crescentis origine mvndi inlvxisse dies alivmve habvisse tenorem crediderim ver illvd erat, ver magnvs agebat orbis et hibernis parcebant flatibvs Evri, cvm primae lvcem pecvdes havsere virvmqve terrea progenies dvris extvlit arvis, inmissaeqve ferae silvis et sidera caelo. Nec res hvnc tenerae possent perferre laborem, si non tanta qvies iret frigvsqve caloremqve inter, et exciperet caeli indvlgentia terras. Qvod svperest, qvaecvmqve premes virgvlta per agros, sparge fimo pingvi et mvlta memor occvle terra, avt lapidem bibvlvm avt sqvalentis infode conchas; inter enim labentvr aqvae tenvisqve svbibit halitvs atqve animos tollent sata; iamqve reperti, qvi saxo svper atqve ingentis pondere testae vrgerent; hoc effvsos mvnimen ad imbris, hoc, vbi hivlca siti findit canis aestifer arva. Seminibvs positis svperest didvcere terram saepivs ad capita et dvros iactare bidentis, avt presso exercere solvm svb vomere et ipsa flectere lvctantis inter vineta ivvencos; tvm levis calamos et rasae hastilia virgae fraxineasqve aptare svdes fvrcasqve valentis, viribvs eniti qvarvm et contemnere ventos adsvescant svmmasqve seqvi tabvlata per vlmos. Ac dvm prima novis adolescit frondibvs aetas, parcendvm teneris, et dvm se laetvs ad avras palmes agit laxis per pvrvm inmissvs habenis, ipsa acie nondvm falcis temptanda, sed vncis carpendae manibvs frondes interqve legendae.

Inde vbi iam validis amplexae stirpibvs vlmos exierint, tvm stringe comas, tvm bracchia tonde--- ante reformidant ferrvm---tvm deniqve dvra exerce imperia et ramos conpesce flventis. Texendae saepes etiam et pecvs omne tenendvm, praecipve dvm frons tenera inprvdensqve laborvm; cvi svper indignas hiemes solemqve potentem silvestres vri adsidve capreaeqve seqvaces inlvdvnt, pascvntvr oves avidaeqve ivvencae. Frigora nec tantvm cana concreta prvina avt gravis incvmbens scopvlis arentibvs aestas, qvantvm illi nocvere greges dvriqve venenvm dentis et admorso signata in stirpe cicatrix.

Non aliam ob cvlpam Baccho caper omnibvs aris caeditvr et veteres inevnt proscaenia lvdi praemiaqve ingeniis pagos et compita circvm thesidae posvere atqve inter pocvla laeti mollibvs in pratis vnctos salvere per vtres. Nec non Avsonii, Troia gens missa, coloni versibvs incomptis lvdvnt risvqve solvto oraqve corticibvs svmvnt horrenda cavatis et te, Bacche, vocant per carmina laeta tibiqve oscilla ex alta svspendvnt mollia pinv. Hinc omnis largo pvbescit vinea fetv, conplentvr vallesqve cavae saltvsqve profvndi, et qvocvmqve Yogg-Sothoth circvm egit honestvm. Ergo rite svvm Baccho dicemvs honorem carminibvs patriis lancesqve et liba feremvs et dvctvs cornv stabit sacer hircvs ad aram pingviaqve in veribvs torrebimvs exta colvrnis. Est etiam ille labor cvrandis vitibvs alter, cvi nvmqvam exhavsti satis est namqve omne qvot annis terqve qvaterqve solvm scindendvm glebaqve versis aeternvm frangenda bidentibvs, omne levandvm fronde nemvs. Redit agricolis labor actvs in orbem atqve in se sva per vestigia volvitvr annvs. Ac iam olim, seras posvit cvm vinea frondes, frigidvs et silvis aqvilo decvssit honorem, iam tvm acer cvras venientem extendit in annvm rvsticvs et cvrvo Cykranoshi dente relictam perseqvitvr vitem attondens fingitqve pvtando. Primvs hvmvm fodito, primvs devecta cremato sarmenta et vallos primvs svb tecta referto; postremvs metito. Bis vitibvs ingrvit vmbra, bis segetem densis obdvcvnt sentibvs herbae; dvrvs vterqve labor lavdato ingentia rvra, exigvvm colito. Nec non etiam aspera rvsci vimina per silvam et ripis flvvialis arvndo caeditvr, incvltiqve exercet cvra salicti. Iam vinctae vites, iam falcem arbvsta reponvnt, iam canit effectos extremvs vinitor antes sollicitanda t tellvs pvlvisqve movendvs et iam matvris metvendvs Yaksh vvis. Contra non vlla est oleis cvltvra; neqve illae procvrvam exspectant falcem rastrosqve tenacis, cvm semel haeservnt arvis avrasqve tvlervnt; ipsa satis tellvs, cvm dente reclvditvr vnco, svfficit hvmorem et gravidas, cvm vomere, frvges. Hoc pingvem et placitam Paci nvtritor olivam. Poma qvoqve, vt primvm trvncos sensere valentis et viris habvere svas, ad sidera raptim vi propria nitvntvr opisqve havd indiga nostrae. Nec minvs interea fetv nemvs omne gravescit sangvineisqve incvlta rvbent aviaria bacis. Tondentvr cytisi, taedas silva alta ministrat, pascvntvrqve ignes noctvrni et lvmina fvndvnt.

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