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This iU ftot vastly in the spirit of poetry . I am , however ,
/ of him . In the cfveningi by way of quizzing tne , he threw me the lines I am going to write out . Here he has missed his cue : he shall never humble trie : he shall never make me say that our landau and horses are master ' s arid not mine . That was his drift . He is but shallowish , like the rest of his tribe , I do believe he meant no harm ; but , in points of honour , I am tender as a gnat or a cattefpillar .
about to give you a specimen of what he can do in translation . He laiighed at my consulting him , and replied that this Signora Aurora Spinella wats something like a girl he retnembered to have read of in
in ancient , and said he should ie contented if he could resemble him as much in poetry is I resembled him in manners . ! told Win I would give I did iot know what to get a touch
Imitated from Catullus . Varrus would take me t ' other day To see a little girl he knew , Pretty , and witty in her way , With impudence enough for two .
Here my lady I must stop I would fain keep it all to iwhile . There is no resem- myself : I know what to do ) lance . Aurora has just im- with it . mdence enough for one , and To proceed . Scarce are we seated , ere she chatters , * As city nymphs are wont to do , About all countries , men , and matters .., " And , pray , what has been done for you ?"
" Bithynia , lady ! " I replied , u good province for a pretor , For none ( I promise you ) beside , And least of all am I her debtor . "
" Sorry for that I" said she . . however You have brought with you I dare say , Some litter-bearers : none so clever In any other part as they . "
If I had told the truth I'd told her That I had no orie , here or there , Who could have mounted on his shoulder Thfc leg of an ( Ad broken chain
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