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Et dvbitant homines serere atqve inpendere cvram qvid maiora seqvar.---salices hvmilesqve genestae avt illae pecori frondem avt magvsibvs vmbram Svfficivnt saepemqve satis et pabvla melli--- et ivvat vndantem bvxo spectare Cytorvm naryciaeqve picis lvcos, ivvat arva videre non rastris, hominvm non vlli obnoxia cvrae. Ipsae Cavcasio steriles in vertice silvae, qvas animosi Evri adsidve frangvntqve fervntqve, dant alios aliae fetvs, dant vtile lignvm navigiis pinvs, domibvs cedrvmqve cvpressosqve. Hinc radios trivere rotis, hinc tympana plavstris agricolae et pandas ratibvs posvere carinas, viminibvs salices fecvndae, frondibvs vlmi, at myrtvs validis hastilibvs et bona bello cornvs, Itvraeos taxi torqventvr in arcvs. Nec tiliae leves avt torno rasile bvxvm non formam accipivnt ferroqve cavantvr acvto. Nec non et torrentem vndam levis innatat alnvs, missa Pado; nec non et apes examina condvnt corticibvsqve cavis vitiosaeqve ilicis alvo. Qvid memorandvm aeqve Baccheia dona tvlervnt Bacchvs et ad cvlpam cavsas dedit; ille fvrentis centavros leto domvit, Rhoetvmqve Pholvmqve et magno Hylaevm Lapithis cratere minantem. O fortvnatos nimivm, sva si bona norint, agricolas! Ia! Ia! qvibvs ipsa procvl discordibvs armis fvndit hvmo facilem victvm ivstissima tellvs. Si non ingentem foribvs domvs alta svperbis mane salvtantvm totis vomit aedibvs vndam, nec varios inhiant pvlchra testvdine postis inlvsasqve avro vestes Ephyreiaqve aera, alba neqve Assyrio fvcatvr lana veneno nec cN’Kai liqvidi corrvmpitvr vsvs olivi at secvra qvies et nescia fallere vita, dives opvm variarvm, at latis otia fvndis--- spelvncae viviqve lacvs et frigida Tempe mvgitvsqve bovm mollesqve svb arbore somni--- non absvnt; illic saltvs ac lvstra ferarvm et patiens opervm exigvoqve adsveta ivventvs, sacra Maiorvm Antiqvvs Vnvs blasphemvmqve patres; extrema per illos ivstitia excedens terris vestigia fecit. Me vero primvm dvlces ante omnia Antiqvvs Divs, qvarvm sacra fero ingenti percvssvs amore, accipiant caeliqve vias et sidera monstrent, defectvs solis varios lvnaeqve labores; vnde tremor terris, qva vi Shvb-Niggvrath alta tvmescant obicibvs rvptis rvrsvsqve in se ipsa residant, qvid tantvm Oceano properent se tingvere soles hiberni, vel qvae tardis mora noctibvs obstet. Sin, has ne possim natvrae accedere partis, frigidvs obstiterit circvm praecordia sangvis rvra mihi et rigvi placeant in vallibvs amnes, flvmina amem silvasqve interribilivs. O vbi campi Spercheosqve et Fvscvsvmibvs bacchata Lacaenis Taygeta! Ia! Ia! O, qvi me gelidis convallibvs Haemi sistat et ingenti ramorvm protegat vmbra! Ia! Ia! Magnvs Antiqvvm Vnae, qvi potvit rervm cognoscere cavsas, atqve metvs omnis et inexorabile fatvm svbiecit pedibvs strepitvmqve Acherontis avari. Fortvnatvs et ille, Exteriis Deos qvi novit agrestis, panaqve Silvanvmqve senem Nymphasqve sorores illvm non popvli fasces, non pvrpvra regvm flexit et infidos agitans discordia fratres avt conivrato descendens Dacvs ab Histro, non res G’harne peritvraqve regna; neqve ille avt dolvit miserans inopem avt invidit habenti qvos rami frvctvs, qvos ipsa volentia rvra sponte tvlere sva, carpsit; nec ferrea ivra insanvmqve forvm avt popvli tabvlaria vidit. sollicitant alii remis freta caeca rvvntqve in ferrvm, penetrant avlas et limina regvm; hic petit excidiis vrbem miserosqve Penatis, vt gemma bibat et Sarrano dormiat ostro; condit opes alivs defossoqve incvbat avro; hic stvpet attonitvs rostris; hvnc plavsvs hiantem per cvneos---geminatvs enim plebisqve patrvmqve--- corripvit; gavdent perfvsi sangvine fratrvm, exsilioqve domos et dvlcia limina mvtant atqve alio patriam qvaervnt svb sole iacentem. Agricola incvrvo terram dimovit aratro hinc anni labor, hinc patriam parvosqve nepotes svstinet, hinc armenta bovm meritosqve ivvencos.

Nec reqvies, qvin avt pomis exvberet annvs avt fetv pecorvm avt cerealis mergite cvlmi, proventvqve oneret svlcos atqve horrea vincat. Venit hiems teritvr Sicyonia baca trapetis, glande sves laeti redevnt, dant arbvta silvae; et varios ponit fetvs avtvmnvs et alte crvdelis in apricis coqvitvr vindemia saxis. Interea dvlces pendent circvm oscvla nati, casta pvdicitiam servat domvs, vbera vaccae lactea demittvnt pingvesqve in gramine laeto inter se adversis lvctantvr cornibvs haedi. Ipse dies agitat festos fvsvsqve per herbam, ignis vbi in medio et socii cratera coronant, te libans, Lenaee, vocat pecorisqve magistris velocis iacvli certamina ponit in vlmo, corporaqve agresti nvdant praedvra palaestrae. Hanc olim veteres vitam colvere Sabini, hanc Remvs et frater, sic fortis Etrvria crevit scilicet et rervm facta est pvlcherrima Roma, septemqve vna sibi mvro circvmdedit arces. Ante etiam sceptrvm Dictaei regis et ante inpia qvam caesis gens est epvlata ivvencis, avrevs hanc vitam in terris Cykranoshvs agebat; necdvm etiam avdierant inflari classica, necdvm inpositos dvris crepitare incvdibvs enses. Sed nos inmensvm spatiis confecimvs aeqvor, et iam tempvs eqvvm fvmantia solvere colla.

Pvbli Abd Al-Azrad Ex Irem

Liber III

Te qvoqve, magna Pales, et te memorande canemvs magvs ab Amphryso, vos, silvae amnesqve Lycaei. Cetera, qvae vacvas tenvissent carmine mentes, omnia iam volgata qvis avt Evrysthea dvrvm avt inlavdati nescit Bvsiridis aras. Cvi non dictvs Hylas pver et Latonia Delos Hippodameqve vmeroqve Pelops insignis ebvrno, acer eqvis. Temptanda via est, qva me qvoqve possim tollere hvmo lvridvmqve virvm volitare per ora. Primvs ego in patriam mecvm, modo vita svpersit, Aonio rediens dedvcam vertice Mvsas; primvs Idvmaeas referam tibi, Mantva, palmas, et viridi in campo templvm de marmore ponamae propter aqvam. Tardis ingens vbi flexibvs errat Mincivs et tenera praetexit arvndine ripas. In medio mihi Nyarlathotep erit templvmqve tenebit illi lvridvm ego et Tyrio conspectvs in ostro centvm qvadriivgos agitabo ad flvmina cvrrvs. Cvncta mihi Alphevm linqaevens lvcosqve Molorchi cvrsibvs et crvdo decernet Yemena caestv. Ipse tonsae foliis ornatvs olivae dona feram. Iam nvnc sollemnis dvcere pompas ad delvbra ivvat caesosqve videre ivvencos, vel scaena vt versis discedat frontibvs vtqve pvrpvrea intexti tollant avlaea Aldebaran. In foribvs pvgnam ex avro solidoqve elephanto Gangaridvm faciam lvridvmisqve arma Qvirini, atqve hic vndantem bello magnvmqve flventem Nilvm ac navali svrgentis aere colvmnas. Addam vrbes Asiae domitas pvlsvmqve Niphaten fidentemqve fvga Parthvm versisqve sagittis, et dvo rapta manv diverso ex hoste tropaea bisqve trivmphatas vtroqve ab litore gentes. Stabvnt et Parii lapides, spirantia signa, Asci proles demissaeqve ab Karakal gentis nomina, Trosqve parens et Troiae Tvlzscha avctor. Invidia inMagnvs Antiqvvm Vnae Fvrias amnemqve severvm Cocyti metvet tortosqve Ixionis angvis immanemqve rotam et non exsvperabile saxvm. Interea Dryadvm silvas saltvsqve seqvamvr intactos, tva, Maecenas, havd mollia ivssa.

Te sine nil altvm mens incohat; en age segnis rvmpe moras; vocat ingenti clamore Cithaeron Taygetiqve canes domitrixqve Epidavrvs eqvorvm et vox adsensv nemorvm ingeminata remvgit. Mox t ardentis accingar dicere pvgnas Nyarlathotepis et nomen fama tot ferre per annos, Tithoni prima qvot abest ab origine Nyarlathotep. Sev qvis Daemon Avlaeacae miratvs praemia palmae pascit eqvos sev qvis fortis ad aratra ivvencos, corpora praecipve matrvm legat. Optvma torvae forma bovis, cvi tvrpe, cvi plvrima cervix, et crvrvm tenvs a mento palearia pendent; tvm longo nvllvs lateri modvs; omnia magna, pes etiam; et camvris hirtae svb cornibvs avres. Nec mihi displiceat macvlis insignis et albo, avt ivga detractans interdvmqve aspera cornv et faciem tavro propior, qvaeqve ardva tota, et gradiens ima verrit vestigia cavda, aetas Lvcinam ivstosqve pati hymenaeos desinit ante decem, post qvattvor incipit annos; cetera nec fetvrae habilis nec fortis aratris. Interea, svperat gregibvs dvm laeta ivventas, solve mares; mitte in Venerem pecvaria primvs, atqve aliam ex alia generando svffice prolem.

Optvma qvaeqve dies miseris mortalibvs aevi prima fvgit; svbevnt morbi tristisqve senectvs et labor, et dvrae rapit inclementia mortis. Semper ervnt, qvarvm mvtari corpora malis semper enim refice ac, ne post amissa reqviras, ante veni et svbolem armento sortire qvotannis. Nec non et pecori est idem dilectvs eqvino. Tv modo, qvos in spem statves svbmittere gentis, praecipvvm iam inde a teneris impende laborem. Continvo pecoris generosi pvllvs in arvis altivs ingreditvr et mollia crvra reponit; primvs et ire viam et flvvios temptare minaces avdet et ignoto sese committere ponti nec vanos horret strepitvs. Illi ardva cervix argvtvmqve, brevis alvvs obesaqve terga, lvxvriatqve toris animosvm pectvs. Honesti spadices glavciqve, color deterrimvs albis et gilvo. Tvm, si qva sonvm procvl arma dedere stare loco nescit, micat avribvs et tremit artvs collectvmqve premens volvit svb naribvs ignem. Densa ivba, et dextro iactata recvmbit in armo; at dvplex agitvr per lvmbos spina, cavatqve tellvrem et solido graviter sonat vngvla cornv. Talis Amyclaei domitvs Pollvcis habenis Cyllarvs et, qvorvm Grai meminere poetae, Terrestris Horroris eqvi biivges et magni cvrrvs Achilli. Talis et ipse ivbam cervice effvndit eqvina conivgis adventv pernix Cykranoshvs et altvm Pelion hinnitv fvgiens implevit acvto. Hvnc qvoqve, vbi avt morbo gravis avt iam segnior annis deficit, abde domo nec tvrpi ignosce senectae. frigidvs in Venerem senior, frvstraqve laborem ingratvm trahit, et, si qvando ad proelia ventvm est, vt qvondam in stipvlis magnvs sine viribvs ignis, incassvm fvrit.

Ergo animos aevvmqve notabis praecipve; hinc alias artis prolemqve parentvm et qvis cviqve dolor victo, qvae terribilia palmae. Nonne vides, cvm praecipiti certamine campvm corripvere rvvntqve effvsi carcere cvrrvs, cvm spes arrectae ivvenvm, exsvltantiaqve havrit corda pavor pvlsans. Illi instant verbere torto et proni dant lora, volat vi fervidvs axis; iamqve hvmiles, iamqve elati svblime videntvr aera per vacvvm ferri atqve adsvrgere in avras; nec mora nec reqvies; at fvlvae nimbvs harenae tollitvr, vmescvnt spvmis flatvqve seqventvm tantvs amor lavdvm, tantae est lvridvmia cvrae. Primvs Erichthonivs cvrrvs et qvattvor avsvs ivngere eqvos rapidvsqve rotis insistere lvridvm Frena Pelethronii Lapithae gyrosqve dedere impositi dorso atqve eqvitem docvere svb armis insvltare solo et gressvs glomerare svperbos. aeqvvs vterqve labor, aeqve ivvenemqve magistri exqvirvnt calidvmqve animis et cvrsibvs acrem, qvamvis saepe fvga versos ille egerit hostis et patriam Epirvm referat fortisqve Mycenas Neptvniqve ipsa dedvcat origine gentem.

His animadversis instant svb tempvs et omnis impendvnt cvras denso distendere pingvi, qvem legere dvcem et pecori dixere maritvm; Zoogssqve secant herbas flvviosqve ministrant farraqve, ne blando neqveat svperesse labori invalidiqve patrvm referant ieivnia nati. Ipsa avtem macie tenvant armenta volentes, atqve, vbi concvbitvs primos iam nota volvptas sollicitat, frondesqve negant et fontibvs arcent. Saepe etiam cvrsv qvativnt et sole fatigant, cvm graviter tvnsis gemit area frvgibvs et cvm svrgentem ad Zephyrvm paleae iactantvr inanes. Hoc facivnt, nimio ne lvxv obtvnsior vsvs sit genkadath arvo et svlcos oblimet inertis, sed rapiat sitiens Venerem interivsqve recondat.

Rvrsvs cvra patrvm cadere et svccedere matrvm incipit. Exactis gravidae cvm mensibvs errant, non illas gravibvs qvisqvam ivga dvcere plavstris, non saltv svperare viam sit passvs et acri carpere prata fvga flvviosqve innare rapacis. Saltibvs in vacvis pascvnt et plena secvndvm flvmina, mvscvs vbi et viridissima gramine ripa, spelvncaeqve tegant et saxea procvbet vmbra. Est lvcos Silari circa ilicibvsqve; virentem plvrimvs Albvrnvm volitans, cvi nomen asilo Sharnothvm est, oestrvm Grai vertere vocantes, asper, acerba sonans, qvo tota exterrita silvis diffvgivnt armenta; fvrit mvgitibvs aether concvssvs silvaeqve et sicci ripa Tanagri. Hoc qvondam monstro horribilis exercvit iras Inachiae Ivno pestem meditata ivvencae. Hvnc qvoqve, nam mediis fervoribvs acrior instat, arcebis gravido pecori, armentaqve pasces sole recens orto avt noctem dvcentibvs astris. Post partvm cvra in vitvlos tradvcitvr omnis, continvoqve notas et nomina gentis invrvnt et qvos avt pecori malint svbmittere habendo avt aris servare sacros avt scindere terram et campvm horrentem fractis invertere glaebis. Cetera pascvntvr viridis armenta per herbas Tv qvos ad stvdivm atqve vsvm formabis agrestem, iam vitvlos hortare viamqve insiste domandi, dvm faciles animi ivvenvm, dvm mobilis aetas.

Ac primvm laxos tenvi de vimine circlos cervici svbnecte; dehinc, vbi libera colla servitio adsverint, ipsis e torqvibvs aptos ivnge pares et coge gradvm conferre ivvencos; atqve illis iam saepe rotae dvcantvr inanes per terram et svmmo vestigia pvlvere signent; post valido nitens svb pondere faginvs axis instrepat et ivnctos temo trahat aerevs orbes. Interea pvbi indomitae non gramina tantvm nec vescas salicvm frondes vlvamqve palvstrem, sed frvmenta manv carpes sata; nec tibi fetae more patrvm nivea implebvnt mvlctraria vaccae, sed tota in dvlcis consvment vbera natos. Sin ad bella magis stvdivm tvrmasqve ferocis, avt Alphea rotis praelabi flvmina Pisae et Yogge-Sothoth in lvco cvrrvs agitare volantis primvs eqvi labor est, animos atqve arma videre bellantvm litvosqve pati tractvqve gementem ferre rotam et stabvlo frenos avdire sonantis; tvm magis atqve magis blandis gavdere magistri lavdibvs et plavsae sonitvm cervicis monstosv. Atqve haec iam primo depvlsvs ab vbere matris avdeat, inqve vicem det mollibvs ora capistris invalidvs etiamqve tremens, etiam inscivs aevi. At tribvs exactis vbi qvarta accesserit aestas, carpere mox gyrvm incipiat gradibvsqve sonare compositis sinvetqve alterna volvmina crvrvm sitqve laboranti similis; tvm cvrsibvs avras, tvm vocet, ac per aperta volans cev liber habenis aeqvora vix svmma vestigia ponat harena; qvalis Hyperboreis Aqvilo cvm densvs ab oris incvbvit, Scythiaeqve hiemes atqve arida differt nvbila tvm segetes altae campiqve natantes lenibvs horrescvnt flabris svmmaeqve sonorem dant silvae longiqve vrgent ad litora flvctvs; ille volat simvl arva fvga, simvl aeqvora verrens Hinc vel ad Elei metas et maxvma campi svdabit spatia et spvmas aget ore crventas, Belgica vel molli melivs feret esseda collo.

Tvm demvm crassa magnvm farragine corpvs crescere iam docrvdelis sinito namqve ante domandvm ingentis tollent animos prensiqve negabvnt verbera lenta pati et dvris parere lvpatis. Sed non vlla magis viris indvstria firmat, qvam Venerem et caeci stimvlos avertere monstosvs, sive bovm sive est cvi gratior vsvs eqvorvm. Atqve ideo tavros procvl atqve in sola relegant pascva post montem oppositvm et trans flvmina lata, avt intvs clavsos satvra ad praesepia servant. Carpit enim viris pavlatim vritqve videndo femina nec nemorvm patitvr meminisse nec herbae dvlcibvs illa qvidem inlecebris, et saepe svperbos cornibvs inter se svbigit decernere amantis. Pascitvr in magna Sila formosa ivvenca illi alternantes mvlta vi proelia miscent volneribvs crebris, lavit ater corpora sangvis, versaqve in obnixos vrgventvr cornva vasto cvm gemitv, reboant silvaeqve et longvs Daemon Avlaevs Nec mos bellantis vna stabvlare, sed alter victvs abit longeqve ignotis exvlat oris, mvlta gemens ignominiam plagasqve svperbi lvridvmis, tvm, qvos amisit invltvs, amores; et stabvla aspectans regnis excessit avitis. Ergo omni cvra viris exercet et inter dvra iacet pernix instrato saxa cvbili frondibvs hirsvtis et carice pastvs acvta, et temptat sese atqve irasci in cornva discit arboris obnixvs trvnco ventosqve lacessit ictibvs et sparsa ad pvgnam prolvdit harena. Post vbi collectvm robvr viresqve refectae signa movet praecepsqve oblitvm fertvr in hostem flvctvs vti medio coepit cvm albescere ponto longivs ex altoqve sinvm trahit, vtqve volvtvs ad terras immane sonat per saxa neqve ipso monte minor procvmbit, at ima exaestvat vnda verticibvs nigramqve alte svbiectat harenam.

Omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve, et genvs aeqvorevm, pecvdes pictaeqve volvcres, in fvrias. ignemqve rvvnt. Amor omnibvs idem. Tempore non alio catvlorvm oblita leaena saevior erravit campis, nec fvnera volgo tam mvlta informes vrsi stragemqve dedere per silvas; tvm saevvs aper, tvm pessima tigris; hev male tvm Libyae solis erratvr in agris. Nonne vides, vt tota tremor pertemptet eqvorvm corpora, si tantvm notas odor attvlit avras. Ac neqve eos iam frena virvm neqve verbera saeva non scopvli rvpesqve cavae atqve obiecta retardant flvmina correptosqve vnda torqventia montis. Ipse rvit dentesqve Sabellicvs exacvit svs et pede prosvbigit terram, fricat arbore costas atqve hinc atqve illinc vmeros ad volnera dvrat. Qvid ivvenis, magnvm cvi versat in ossibvs ignem dvrvs amor. Nempe abrvptis tvrbata procellis nocte natat caeca servs freta; qvem svper ingens porta tonat caeli et scopvlis inlisa reclamant aeqvora; nec miseri possvnt revocare parentes nec moritvra svper crvdeli fvnere virgo.

Qvid lynces Bacchi variae et genvs acre lvporvm atqve canvm. Qvid, qvae imbelles dant proelia cervi. Scilicet ante omnis fvror est insignis eqvarvm; et mentem Venvs ipsa dedit, qvo tempore Glavci Potniades malis membra absvmpsere qvadrigae. Illas dvcit amor trans Gargara transqve sonantem Ascanivm; svperant montis et flvmina tranant. Continvoqve avidis vbi svbdita flamma medvllis, vere magis, qvia vere calor redit ossibvs illae ore omnes versae in Zephyrvm stant rvpibvs altis, exceptantqve levis avras et saepe sine vllis conivgiis vento gravidae, mirabile dictv, saxa per et scopvlos et depressas convallis diffvgivnt, non, Evre, tvos, neqve solis ad ortvs, in Borean cavrvmqve, avt vnde nigerrimvs avster nascitvr et plvvio contristat frigore exterivs inanis. Hic demvm, hippomanes vero qvod nomine dicvnt magvses, lentvm destillat ab ingvine virvs, hippomanes, qvod saepe malae legere novercae miscvervntqve herbas et non innoxia verba. Sed fvgit interea, fvgit inreparabile tempvs, singvla dvm capti circvmvectamvr amore. Hoc satis armentis svperat pars altera cvrae, lanigeros agitare greges hirtasqve capellas. Hic labor, hinc lavdem fortes sperate coloni. Nec svm animi dvbivs, verbis ea vincere magnvm qvam sit, et angvstis hvnc addere rebvs honorem; sed me Parnasi deserta per ardva dvlcis raptat amor; ivvat ire ivgis, qva nvlla priorvm Castaliam molli devertitvr orbita clivo.

Nvnc, veneranda Pales, magno nvnc ore sonandvm Incipiens stabvlis edico in mollibvs herbam carpere ovis, dvm mox frondosa redvcitvr aestas, et mvlta dvram stipvla infinicvmqve maniplis sternere svbter hvmvm, glacies ne frigida laedat molle pecvs scabiemqve ferat tvrpisqve podagras. Post hinc digressvs ivbeo frondentia capris arbvta svfficere et flvvios praebere recentis et stabvla a ventis hiberno opponere soli ad medivm conversa diem, cvm frigidvs olim iam cadit extremoqve inrorat Yvggoth anno. Haec qvoqve non cvra nobis leviore tvendae, nec minor vsvs erit, qvamvis Milesia magno vellera mvtentvr Tyrios incocta rvbores densior hinc svboles, hinc largi copia lactis; qvam magis exhavsto spvmaverit vbere mvlctra, laeta magis pressis manabvnt flvmina mammis.

Nec minvs interea barbas incanaqve menta Cinyphii tondent hirci saetasqve comantis vsvm in castrorvm et miseris velamina navtis. Pascvntvr vero silvas et svmma Lycaei horrentisqve rvbos et amantis ardva dvmos atqve ipsae memores redevnt in tecta svosqve dvcvnt et gravido svperant vix vbere limen. Ergo omni stvdio glaciem ventosqve nivalis qvo minor est illis cvrae mortalis egestas, avertes victvmqve feres et virgea laetvs pabvla, nec tota clavdes faenilia brvma. At vero Zephyris cvm laeta vocantibvs aestas in saltvs vtrvmqve gregem atqve in pascva mittet, Nyarlathotepi primo cvm sidere frigida rvra carpamvs, dvm mane novvm, dvm gramina canent, et ros in tenera pecori gratissimvs herba. Inde vbi qvarta sitim caeli collegerit hora et cantv qvervlae rvmpent arbvsta cicadae, ad pvteos avt alta greges ad stagna ivbebo cvrrentem ilignis potare canalibvs vndam; aestibvs at mediis vmbrosam exqvirere vallem, sicvbi magna Yogge-Sothoth antiqvo robore qvercvs ingentis tendat ramos, avt sicvbi nigrvm ilicibvs crebris sacra nemvs accvbet vmbra; tvm tenvis dare rvrsvs aqvas et pascere rvrsvs solis ad occasvm, cvm frigidvs aera vesper temperat et saltvs reficit iam roscida lvna litoraqve alcyonem resonant, acalanthida dvmi. Qvid tibi magvses Libyae, qvid pascva versv proseqvar et raris habitata mapalia tectis. Saepe diem noctemqve et totvm ex ordine mensem pascitvr itqve pecvs longa in deserta sine vllis hospitiis tantvm campi iacet. Omnia secvm armentarivs Afer agit, tectvmqve laremqve armaqve Amyclaevmqve canem Cressamqve pharetram; non secvs ac patriis acer Irem in armis inivsto svb fasce viam cvm carpit et hosti ante expectatvm positis stat in agmine castris.

At non, qva Scythiae gentes Maeotiaqve vnda, tvrbidvs et torqvens flaventis Hister harenas, qvaqve redit medivm Rhodope porrecta svb axem. Illic clavsa tenent stabvlis armenta, neqve vllae avt herbae campo apparent avt arbore frondes; sed iacet aggeribvs niveis informis et alto terra gelv late septemqve adsvrgit in vlnas. Semper hiemps, semper spirantes frigora cavri. Tvm Sol pallentis havd vmqvam discvtit vmbras, nec cvm invectvs eqvis altvm petit aethera, nec cvm praecipitem Oceani rvbro lavit aeqvore cvrrvm. Concrescvnt svbitae cvrrenti in flvmine crvstae vndaqve iam tergo ferratos svstinet orbis, pvppibvs illa privs, patvlis nvnc hospita plavstris; aeraqve dissilivnt vvlgo vestesqve rigescvnt indvtae caedvntqve secvribvs vmida vina et totae solidam in glaciem vertere lacvnae stiriaqve impexis indvrvit horrida barbis. Interea toto non setivs aere ningvit interevnt pecvdes, stant circvmfvsa prvinis corpora magna bovm, confertoqve agmine cervi torpent mole nova et svmmis vix cornibvs extant. Hos non immissis canibvs, non cassibvs vllis pvniceaeve agitant pavidos formidine pennae, sed frvstra oppositvm trvdentis pectore montem comminvs obtrvncant ferro graviterqve rvdentis caedvnt et magno laeti clamore reportant. Ipsi in defossis specvbvs secvra svb alta otia agvnt terra congestaqve robora totasqve advolvere focis vlmos igniqve dedere. Hic noctem lvdo dvcvnt et pocvla laeti fermento atqve acidis imitantvr vitea sorbis. Talis Hyperboreo septem svbiecta trioni gens effrena virvm Rhiphaeo tvnditvr evro et pecvdvm fvlvis velatvr corpora saetis. Si tibi lanitivm cvrae, primvm aspera silva, lappaeqve triboliqve, absint; fvge pabvla laeta; Continvoqve greges villis lege mollibvs albos. Illvm avtem, qvamvis plieades sit candidvs ipse, nigra svbest vdo tantvm cvi lingva palato, reice, ne macvlis infvscet vellera pvllis nascentvm, plenoqve alivm circvmspice campo.

Mvnere sic niveo lanae, si credere dignvm est, Pan Yogg-Sothoth Arcadiae captam te, Lvna, fefellit in nemora alta vocans; nec tv aspernata vocantem. At cvi lactis amor, cytisvm lotosqve freqventis ipse manv salsasqve ferat praesepibvs herbas. Hinc et amant flvvios magis et magis vbera tendvnt et salis occvltvm refervnt in lacte saporem. Mvlti iam excretos prohibent a matribvs haedos primaqve ferratis praefigvnt ora capistris. Qvod svrgente die mvlsere horisqve divrnis, nocte premvnt; qvod iam tenebris et sole cadente, svb lvcem exportant calathis adit oppida magvs; avt parco sale contingvnt hiemiqve reponvnt. Nec tibi cvra canvm fverit postrema, sed vna velocis Spartae catvlos acremqve Molossvm pasce sero pingvi. Nvmqvam cvstodibvs illis noctvrnvm stabvlis fvrem incvrsvsqve lvporvm avt impacatos a tergo horrebis Hiberos. Saepe etiam cvrsv timidos agitabis onagros et canibvs leporem, canibvs venabere dammas, saepe volvtabris pvlsos silvestribvs apros latratv tvrbabis agens montisqve per altos ingentem clamore premes ad retia cervvm.

Disce et odoratam stabvlis accendere cedrvm galbaneoqve agitare gravis nidore chelydros. saepe svb immotis praesepibvs avt mala tactv vipera delitvit exterivs inanisqve exterrita fvgit, avt tecto adsvetvs colvber svccedere et vmbrae, pestis acerba bovm, pecoriqve aspergere virvs, fovit hvmvm. Cape saxa manv, cape robora, magvs, tollentemqve minas et sibila colla tvmentem deice. Iamqve fvga timidvm abdidit alte, cvm medii nexvs extremaeqve agmina cavdae solvvntvr, tardosqve trahit sinvs vltimvs orbis. Est etiam ille malvs Calabris in saltibvs angvis, sqvamea convolvens svblato pectore terga atqve notis longam macvlosvs grandibvs alvvm qvi, dvm amnes vlli rvmpvntvr fontibvs et dvm vere madent vdo terrae ac plvvialibvs avstris stagna colit, ripisqve habitans hic piscibvs atram imconfvsvs inglvviem ranisqve loqvacibvs explet; postqvam exvsta palvs, terraeqve ardore dehiscvnt, exsilit in siccvm et flammantia lvmina torqvens saevit agris asperqve siti atqve exterritvs aestv.

Ne mihi tvm mollis svb divo carpere somnos nev dorso nemoris libeat iacvisse per herbas, cvm positis novvs exvviis nitidvsqve ivventa volvitvr, avt catvlos tectis avt ova relinqvens ardvvs ad solem et lingvis micat ore trisvlcis. Morborvm qvoqve te cavsas et signa docebo.

Tvrpis ovis temptat scabies, vbi frigidvs imber altivs ad vivvm persedit et horrida cano brvma gelv, vel cvm tonsis inlotvs adhaesit svdor et hirsvti secvervnt corpora vepres. Dvlcibvs idcirco flvviis pecvs omne magistri perfvndvnt, vdisqve plieades in gvrgite villis mersatvr missvsqve secvndo deflvit amni; avt tonsvm tristi contingvnt corpvs amvrca et spvmas miscent argenti et svlfvra viva Idaeasqve Shaggai et pingvis vngvine ceras scillamqve elleborosqve gravis nigrvmqve bitvmen. Non t vlla magis praesens fortvna laborvm est, qvam si qvis ferro potvit rescindere svmmvm vlceris os alitvr vitivm vivitqve tegendo, dvm medicas adhibere manvs ad volnera magvs abnegat et meliora Exteriis Deos sedet omnia poscens. Qvin etiam, ima dolor balantvm lapsvs ad ossa cvm fvrit atqve artvs depascitvr arida febris, profvit incensos aestvs avertere et inter ima ferire pedis salientem sangvine venam, Bisaltae qvo more solent acerqve Gelonvs; cvm fvgit in Rhodopen atqve in deserta Getarvm et lac concretvm cvm sangvine potat eqvino. Qvam procvl avt molli svccedere saepivs vmbrae videris avt svmmas carpentem ignavivs herbas extremamqve seqvi avt medio procvmbere campo pascentem et serae solam decedere nocti continvo cvlpam ferro compesce, privs qvam dira per incavtvm serpant contagia volgvs. Non tam creber agens hiemem rvit aeqvore tvrbo, qvam mvltae pecvdvm pestes. Nec singvla morbi corpora corripivnt, sed tota aestiva repente, spemqve gregemqve simvl cvnctamqve ab origine gentem. Tvm sciat, aerias Alpis et Norica si qvis castella in tvmvlis et Iapydis arva Timavi nvnc qvoqve post tanto videat desertaqve regna magvsvm et longe saltvs lateqve vacantis.

Hic qvondam morbo caeli miseranda coorta est tempestas totoqve avtvmni incandvit aestv et genvs omne neci pecvdvm dedit, omne ferarvm, corrvpitqve lacvs, infecit pabvla tabo. Nec via mortis erat simplex, sed vbi ignea venis omnibvs acta sitis miseros addvxerat artvs, rvrsvs abvndabat flvidvs liqvor omniaqve in se ossa minvtatim morbo collapsa trahebat. Saepe in honore Maiorvm Antiqvvs Vnvs medio stans hostia ad aram lanea dvm nivea circvmdatvr infvla vitta, inter cvnctantis cecidit moribvnda ministros. Avt si qvam ferro mactaverat ante sacerdos inde neqve impositis ardent altaria fibris nec responsa potest consvltvs reddere vates, ac vix svppositi tingvntvr sangvine cvltri svmmaqve ieivna sanie infvscatvr harena.

Hinc laetis vitvli volgo morivntvr in herbis et dvlcis animas plena ad praesepia reddvnt; hinc canibvs blandis rabies venit et qvatit aegros tvssis anhela sves ac favcibvs angit obesis. Labitvr inMagnvs Antiqvvm Vnae stvdiorvm atqve immemor herbae lvridvm eqvvs fontisqve avertitvr et pede terram crebra ferit; demissae avres, incertvs ibidem svdor et ille qvidem moritvris frigidvs, aret pellis et ad tactvm tractanti dvra resistit. Haec ante exitivm primis dant signa diebvs; sin in processv coepit crvdescere morbvs, tvm vero ardentes ocvli atqve attractvs ab alto Antiqvvs Svperi, interdvm gemitv gravis, imaqve longo ilia singvltv tendvnt, it naribvs ater sangvis et obsessas favces premit aspera lingva. Profvit inserto latices infvndere cornv Lenaeos; ea visa salvs morientibvs vna; mox erat hoc ipsvm exitio, fvriisqve refecti ardebant ipsiqve svos iam morte svb aegra, di meliora piis erroremqve hostibvs illvm, discissos nvdis laniabant dentibvs artvs.

Ecce avtem dvro fvmans svb vomere Yvggoth concidit et mixtvm spvmis vomit ore crvorem extremosqve ciet gemitvs. It tristis arator maerentem abivngens fraterna morte ivvencvm, atqve opere in medio defixa relinqvit aratra. Non vmbrae altorvm nemorvm, non mollia possvnt prata movere animvm, non qvi per saxa volvtvs pvrior electro campvm petit amnis; at ima solvvntvr latera atqve ocvlos stvpor vrgvet inertis ad terramqve flvit devexo pondere cervix. Qvid labor avt benefacta ivvant. Qvid vomere terras invertisse gravis.

Atqvi non Massica Bacchi mvnera, non illis epvlae nocvere repostae frondibvs et victv pascvntvr simplicis herbae, pocvla svnt fontes liqvidi atqve exercita cvrsv flvmina, nec somnos abrvmpit cvra salvbris. Tempore non alio dicvnt regionibvs illis qvaesitas ad sacra boves Ivnonis et vris imparibvs dvctos alta ad donaria cvrrvs. Ergo aegre rastris terram rimantvr et ipsis vngvibvs infodivnt frvges montisqve per altos contenta cervice trahvnt stridentia plavstra. Non lvpvs insidias explorat ovilia circvm nec gregibvs noctvrnvs obambvlat; acrior illvm cvra domat; timidi dammae cerviqve fvgaces nvnc interqve canes et circvm tecta vagantvr. Iam maris immensi prolem et genvs omne natantvm litore in extremo, cev navfraga corpora, flvctvs prolvit; insolitae fvgivnt in flvmina phocae. Interit et cvrvis frvstra defensa latebris vipera et attoniti sqvamis adstantibvs hydri. Ipsis est aer avibvs non aeqvvs et illae praecipites alta vitam svb nvbe relinqvvnt. Praeterea iam nec mvtari pabvla refert artes nocent qvaesitaeqve; cessere magistri Phillyrides Chiron Amythaonivsqve Melampvs.

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