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Poem #2

De virtutis et fortunae differentia somnium. Ad Drevicium epigramma
written before 1510-12-24 first edition 1510-12-24

Early printed source materials:
1DANTISCUS 1510 (Ad Matthiam Drevicium epigramma) (in extenso)

Prints:
1Dantisci Carmina (De Virtutis et Fortunae differentia somnium. Ad Drevicium epigramma) No. 1. 2, p. 1-3 (in extenso)
2Antologia 1956 (Epigram do Drzewickiego) p. 213 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ; in extenso)
3DANTISCUS 1973, 1987 (Ad Drevicium epigramma / Do Drzewickiego epigram) p. 2-31 (in extenso; Polish translation, Anna KAMIEŃSKA)
4Antologia 1985 (Epigram do Drzewickiego) p. 215 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ)
5Antologia 1996 (Ad Drevicium epigramma / Do Drzewickiego epigram) No. 2, p. 134-137 (in extenso; Polish translation, Anna KAMIEŃSKA)

 

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cf. Tib. 3.8.17-20 [...] metit quidquid bene olentibus arvis/ Cultor odoratae dives Arabs segetis/ et quascumque niger Rubro de litore gemmmas/ [...] colligit Indus [...] ⌊Dives Arabs Rubro quas colligit aequore gemmascf. Tib. 3.8.17-20 [...] metit quidquid bene olentibus arvis/ Cultor odoratae dives Arabs segetis/ et quascumque niger Rubro de litore gemmmas/ [...] colligit Indus [...] ⌋ ,
Munera dat domino, debita dona, suo;
Purpuream Tyrius dat cf. Tib. 3.8.18 tinctaque Sidonio murice lana; Ov. Fast. 2.107 Tyrio bis tinctam murice pallam; Hor. Carm. 2.16.15-17 [...] te bis Afro/ murice tinctae vestiunt lanae ⌊tinctam murice lanamcf. Tib. 3.8.18 tinctaque Sidonio murice lana; Ov. Fast. 2.107 Tyrio bis tinctam murice pallam; Hor. Carm. 2.16.15-17 [...] te bis Afro/ murice tinctae vestiunt lanae ⌋ ;
Dat cf. Ov. Ep. 3.9.32 inque feris [...] Getis ⌊ferus e pharetra tela minuta Getescf. Ov. Ep. 3.9.32 inque feris [...] Getis ⌋ ;
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Rusticus assiduo quae donat quaerit aratro
Et quae spicifero crescere rure solent.
Ast inopes, venerande pater, dant munera vates,
Quae labor ingenii crebraque cura facit.[1]
Si mihi regna forent, si Croesus (†after 547 BC), the last king of Lydia, famous for his wealth⌊CroesiCroesus (†after 547 BC), the last king of Lydia, famous for his wealth⌋ gaza beati,
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Si mihi divitiae divitis inde ⌊Midae⌋,
cf. Hor. Carm. 4.8.1 ⌊Donarem paterascf. Hor. Carm. 4.8.1 ⌋ auro calicesque nitentes,
Quae vel cf. Tib. 3.8.19-20 [...] gemmas/ Proximus Eois colligit Indus aquis; Mart. 10.17.5 quidquid Erythraea niger invenit Indus in alga ⌊Erythraeis invenit Indus aquiscf. Tib. 3.8.19-20 [...] gemmas/ Proximus Eois colligit Indus aquis; Mart. 10.17.5 quidquid Erythraea niger invenit Indus in alga ⌋.
His ego cum careo, tibi do, dignissime praesul,
Quae modo dat numeris cf. Verg. A. 3.119 ⌊pulcher Apollocf. Verg. A. 3.119 ⌋ meis.
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Quantum Virtutem cf. Ov. Tr. 5.8.15 passibus ambiguis Fortuna volubilis errat; Cic. Mil. 69; V. Max. 7.1.pr.1 ⌊Fortuna volubiliscf. Ov. Tr. 5.8.15 passibus ambiguis Fortuna volubilis errat; Cic. Mil. 69; V. Max. 7.1.pr.1 ⌋ almam
Nostro praecedit tempore, condidimus,
Et nuper fueras quae de Virtute locutus,
Spernitur a stolidis quae modo ubique viris.
Sic, ut quisque vir est, loquitur. Tu sedulo claram
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Virtutem divo ⌊pectore et ore ⌋ refers
Fortunaeque minas, quondam quis saepius actus,
Nil metuis; tibi plus illa nocere nequit.
Primitias has ergo meas grato accipe vultu
Indeque Danitisci sis memor, oro, tui!
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Carmina divitiae mihi sunt et carmina gemmae.
Credo, satisfaciet, qui dederit, quod habet.