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                          lamque Dionaeis redimus floribus hortus,
                          iam rosa mitescit Sarrano clarior ostro.
                          Nec tam nubifugo Borea Latonia Phoebe
                          purpureo radiat vultu, nec Sirius ardor
                          sic micat, aut rutilus Pyrois, aut ore corusco 290
                          Hesperus, Eoo remeat cum Lucifer ortu,
                          nec tam sidereo fulget Thaumantias arcu,
                          quam nitidis hilares conlucent fetibus horti.
                          Quare age vel iubare exorto iam nocte suprema,
                          vel dum Phoebus equos in gurgite mersat Hibero, 295
                          sicubi odoratas praetexit amaracus umbras,
                          carpite narcissique comas sterilisque balausti.
                          Et tu, ne Corydonis opes despernat Alexis,
                          formoso Nais puero formosior ipsa
                          fer calathis violam et nigro permixta ligustro 300
                          balsama cum casia nectens croceosque corymbos
                          sparge mero Bacchi; nam Bacchus condit odores.
                          Et vos, agrestes, duro qui pollice mollis
                          demetitis flores, cano iam vimine textum
                          sirpiculum ferrugineis cumulate hyacinthis. 305
                          Iam rosa distendat contorti stamina iunci,
                          pressaque flammeola rumpatur fiscina calta,
                          mercibus ut vernis dives Vortumnus abundet,
                          et titubante gradu multo madefactus Iaccho
                          aere sinus gerulus plenos gravis urbe reportet. 310
                          Sed cum maturis flavebit messis aristis
                          atque diem gemino Titan extenderit astro,
                          hauserit et flammis Lernaei brachia Cancri,
                          alia tunc caepis, Cereale papaver anetho
                          iungite, dumque virent, nexos deferte maniplos 315
                          et celebres Fortis Fortunae dicite laudes
                          mercibus exactis hilarisque recurrite