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Historical poem record

UNGUENTUM POPULEON.

Unctio Populeon pulsantibus illita venis,

EnglishThe Populeon unction, smeared on the pulsating veins, with the forehead and temples and nostrils then thoroughly anointed,

Language
Latin
Date
19th century
Form
hexameter
Editorial status
Reviewed source page
Text
Source and English

Unit 1 · poem · hexameter · 11 lines

Latin

Block alignment is approximate: translation blocks are shown against their source line ranges, with untranslated gaps and overlaps surfaced rather than shifted into a verified line map.

Source lines 1-11

  1. 1

    Unctio Populeon pulsantibus illita venis,

  2. 2

    Fronte ac temporibus et naribus inde perunctis,

  3. 3

    Temperat ac reprimit peracutae caumata febris,

  4. 4

    Et cholerae raptum vetat ad suprema volantis:

  5. 5

    Praeservat caput a phrenesi, blandique soporis

  6. 6

    Rore fovens oculos animae phantasmata delet.

  7. 7

    Fortius hunc implet longeque potentius actum

  8. 8

    Commixtum roseo socialiter Oxyrhodino,

  9. 9

    Cui si miscueris opium cum lacte solutum

  10. 10

    Foemineo, multo vigilandi afflicta labore

  11. 11

    Lumina tranquillo cogit succumbere somno.

English

No translation for source lines 1-11.