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t i u m c a r m i n u m d e m o n f t r a c P o e t a n o f t e r .
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Infiruit & Jolers cognita bella prods.
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Sic & 'EROMELO tranfmijfa remittlt amanti
Muñera, ne captent muñera capta fidem.
Nempe pudicitiam nil /eque ac manera 'vincita
Et Virgo capiens rnunera, vtSìa prope efi.
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T u n c e n i m f i b i r o a n i i s i n i j c i e n s , p e c t u s v n g u i b u s a p e n r e c o n a t u s p e r h i b e t u r , velu
f u r e n t i flamm« ad ¡tu r e fe r at o , toca dcbuilTet e x h a l a r e . Q u o in u e u t o d o c e r i poi lua
m a n t e s o r o n e s a m e n t e s fieri, i m o & d u m p u e r u m C u p i d m e m f e q u u i i t u r , qiian:,
u i s x t a t e p l e n o s , p u e r a f c e r e . ht h a c d e r e c r e d a m a m a t o r e r a E r o m e i u m l a ^ i u t i .
r i l l à P o e t a d e í c r i b i . S a p i c n t e m e r g o d e l î p i e n t i s e x a m o r e p u e r i d e l c n p t i o n e m a:;;
d a m u s . Infeltx omni fic fpe fraudatur Amator-,
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Fxcutere , (¿r form £ dememintjfe tua .
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Nos ea contemnat : Conßantia noßra manebiti
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Et nequit angußo pe¿ioreßamma capi.
JEßuat, atque fero periiersâ mente vapore,
Nec y quid agat, »ouit, nec valet apta loqui.
lam fremii y ^ torue circumfpicit omnia, iamque
Perfurit, & foto deßpit ajfe puer.
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Beheat a toto corpore abire calor.
Ipfe par at violare juum, i¿r dtfcerpere pe^us^
Et, quibus exhalet fiamma ¡aperire vias.
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c o r r e p t i j t r a g i c a s f i b i c o n f c i u e r u n t m a n u s ! Q u o t , q u i l p h e s m u l t i p l i c a r u n c ! Quo;,
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o m n i b u s v n u m h o c P o e t i c o L e g a t i n o ñ r i p e n n i c i l l o d e l i n e a t u m d a t u r i n i p i c e r c , ci
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Vngue fero Uteris feuit acerbus ebur.
Cum pueri miferata Venus cxlo aßitit alto.
Et tener um vet ait dilacerate fìnum .
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leniuit rigida vulnera fa£ìa manu,
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nifima o b f e r u a t u r a p u d P n n c i p c m T r a n s f o r m a t i o n u m P o e t a m . S e d c u i u s P l a n t a r u m
generis fir h o c S o p o n f e r u m , v i d e a m u s , e l e g a n t e m ipfiu s P o m o r u m d e f c r i p t i o n e m , &
vanas c o r u n d e m n o m e n c l a t u r a s o b f e r u a n t e s c i u i i p c i o n e m , «
MANDRAGORA eß fpccies, animal -vel odore foporans :
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Profirt POMA, quibus pueri de nomine nomert
Keß at adhuc, Latium, Francaue Lingua fönet,
Nomen EROMELO texebant M H A O N , E P ß 2
Aßiterat qui cum Cypride, paruus E P Í Í 2 .
Sic pariter FRVCTVS, AMORIS POMA vocamns,
lafua quAfumpßt Cyprius inde puer,
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J^t Mufis decimo per lit at vfque libro.
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Hsc aUtße frequens Perfis, & ora Lyci.
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Inßgnes quoque nunc Fru&âs color aureus ornât,
A VRE/¡que bine mult is dicer e POMA placet.
Atque vt pallueras vbi terminus inßitit aid,
.^odface torruerit cor tibifauus Amor.
Pallor abinde nouis aauenit Fruaibus,&, quern
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