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IBIS. CICONIA. GRUS.

IBis in antiquos redeatq́; Ciconia luxus,

EnglishLet the Ibis and the Stork return to ancient luxuries, And the Crane, a food that will harm its Pygmies.

Language
Latin
Date
17th century
Meter
elegiac_couplet
Editorial status
Source-attested
Text
Source and English

Unit 1 · poem · elegiac_couplet · 6 lines

Latin

Source text

  1. 1

    IBis in antiquos redeatq́; Ciconia luxus,

  2. 2

    Eſcaq́; Pygmæis Grus nocitura ſuis .

  3. 3

    Anguibus Ætneo ſit pernicioſa vorago

  4. 4

    Ventre : graves odi, quæ nocuere, dapes .

  5. 5

    Sat Medico latum eſt meriti : ſi mantica mollis

  6. 6

    Inteſtina lavat ; munus ab Ibide habet .

English text

Alignment approximate; line numbers are not a verified source-to-translation map.

Let the Ibis and the Stork return to ancient luxuries,

And the Crane, a food that will harm its Pygmies.

Let the abyss with an Etnean belly be ruinous to snakes:

I hate heavy feasts, which have caused harm.

A sufficiently broad merit belongs to the Physician: if a soft pouch

Washes the intestines; he has the gift from the Ibis.