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Strophe 2

χειμέριος ὄμβρος: The original of

quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens
possit diruere.

ἐπακτός: The rain comes from an alien quarter. Compare the hatefulness of the ποιμὴν ἐπακτὸς ἀλλότριος, O. 10 (11), 97.


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