Cathemerina

Prudentius

Prudentius, Volume 1. Thomson, H. J, editor. London; Cambridge, Mass.: William Heinemann Ltd., Harvard University Press, 1949 (printing).

  1. teque contemptis epulis rogemus
  2. nocte dieque,
  3. vincitur semper minor obsequentum
  4. cura nec munus genitoris aequat,
  5. frangit et cratem luteam laboris
  6. grandior usus.
  7. ergo ne limum fragilem solutae
  8. deserant vires et aquosus albis
  9. umor in venis dominetur aegrum
  10. corpus enervans,
  11. laxus ac liber modus abstinendi
  12. ponitur cunctis, neque nos severus
  13. terror inpellit; sua quemque cogit
  14. velle potestas,