Whilst in an amber-shade the ant doth feast,
A gummy drop ensnares the small wild-beast,
A full reward of all her toyls hath she;
'Tis to be thought she would her self so die.
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MAR. LIB. IV. EP. 33.
Et latet et lucet, Phaetontide condita gutta
Ut videatur apis nectare clausa suo.
Sic modo, quae fuerat vita contempta manente,
Funeribus facta est jam preciosa suis.
IN ENGLISH.
Both lurks and shines, hid in an amber tear,
The bee, in her own nectar prisoner;
So she, who in her life time was contemn'd,
Ev'n in her very funerals is gemm'd.
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MART. LIB. VIII. EP. 19.
Pauper videri Cinna vult, et est pauper.
IN ENGLISH.
Cinna seems<104.1> poor in show,
And he is so.
<104.1> A very inadequate translation of VIDERI VULT.
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OUT OF THE ANTHOLOGIE.<105.1>
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Daknomenos, lexas ouk eti me blepete.>>
IN AN ENGLISH DISTICK.
A fool, much bit by fleas, put out the light;
You shall not see me now (quoth he); good night.
<105.1> This is from Lucian.
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IN RUFUM. CATUL. EP. 64.
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