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XLII


Etrusci nisi thermulis lavaris,
Inlotus morieris, Oppiane.
Nullae sic tibi blandientur undae,
Nec fontes Aponi rudes puellis,
5Non mollis Sinuessa fervidique
Fluctus Passeris aut superbus Anxur,
Non Phoebi vada principesque Baiae.
Nusquam tam nitidum vacat serenum:
Lux ipsa est ibi longior, diesque
10Nullo tardius a loco recedit.
Illic Taygeti virent metalla
Et certant vario decore saxa,
Quae Phryx et Libys altius cecidit.
Siccos pinguis onyx anhelat aestus
15Et flamma tenui calent ophitae:
Ritus si placeant tibi Laconum,
Contentus potes arido vapore
Cruda Virgine Marciave mergi;
Quae tam candida, tam serena lucet,
20Ut nullas ibi suspiceris undas
Et credas vacuam nitere lygdon.
Non adtendis, et aure me supina
Iam dudum quasi neglegenter audis.
Inlotus morieris, Oppiane.

M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammaton libri / recognovit W. Heraeus. Martial. Wilhelm Heraeus. Jacobus Borovskij. Leipzig. 1925/1976.

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    • A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), AQUAEDUCTUS
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