Ad C: Favonium ZephyrinumGray, Thomas, 1716-1771Alexander HuberEditorGöttingen State and University Library, University of GöttingenHistoric BuildingPapendiek 14D-37073 GöttingenGermanyThomas Gray ArchiveTaylor Institution LibrarySt Giles'Oxford OX1 3NAUKinfo@thomasgray.orghttps://www.thomasgray.org/OxfordThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Commonplace Book
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Ad C: Favonium Zephyrinum
Mater rosarum, cui tenerae vigentAurae Favoni, cui Venus it comes Lasciva, Nympharum choreis Et volucrum celebrata cantu!Dic, non inertem fallere qua diemAmat sub umbra, seu sinit aureum Dormire plectrum, seu retentat Pierio Zephyrinus antro,Furore dulci plenus, et immemorReptantis inter frigora Tusculi Umbrosa, vel colles amici Palladiae superantis Albae.Dilecta Fauno, et capripedum chorisPineta, testor vos, Anio minax Quaecunque per clivos volutus Praecipiti tremefecit amne,Illius altum Tibur, et AEsulaeAudisse sylvas nomen amabiles, Illius et gratas Latinis Naiasin ingeminasse rupes.Nam me Latinae Naiades uvidaVidere ripa, qua niveas levi Tam saepe lavit rore plumas Dulce canens Venusinus ales:Mirum! canenti conticuit nemus,Sacrique fontes, et retinent adhuc (Sic Musa jussit) saxa molles Docta modos, veteresque lauri.Mirare nec tu me citharae rudemClaudis laborantem numeris: loca Amoena, jucundumque ver in- Compositum docuere carmen.Haerent sub omni nam folio nigriPhoebea luci (credite) somnia; Argutiusque et lympha, et aurae Nescio quid solito loquuntur.