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Horace 1.21

A song honoring Latona, Diana and Apollo to be sung by boys and girls.

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Dianam tenerae dicite virgines,
intonsum, pueri, dicite Cynthium
......Latonamque supremo
............dilectam penitus Iovi.

vos laetam fluviis et nemorum coma, ......................5
quaecumque aut gelido prominet Algido,
......nigris aut Erimanthi
............silvis aut viridis Cragi;

vos Tempe totidem tollite laudibus
natalemque, mares, Delon Apollinis, ......................10
......insignemque pharetra
............fraternaque umerum lyra.

hic bellum lacrimosum, hic miseram famem
pestemque a populo et principe Caesare in
......Persas atque Britannos .........................rbl.......15
............vestra motus aget prece.

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Meter: Fourth Asclepiadean.
5. vos: Vocative; sc. dicite;
  laetam: sc. eam.
6. Algido: Mt Algidus in Latium, commonly inhabited by Diana.
9f. vos...mares: Vocative.
10. natalem: i.e., natalem locum.
11. insignem: sc. Apollinem.
12. fraterna: referring to Mercury;
  umerum: Accusative of Respect.
16. vestra: referring to the singers;
  motus: modifies Apollo, the subject of aget.
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