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Romani tollent equites peditesque cachinnum.
intererit multum, Davusne loquatur an heros,
maturusne senex an adhuc florente iuventa
fervidus, et matrona potens an sedula nutrix,
mercatorne vagus cultorne virentis agelli,
Colchus an Assyrius, Thebis nutritus, an Argis.
aut famam sequere aut sibi convenientia finge
scriptor. honoratum si forte reponis Achillem,
inpiger, iracundus, inexorabilis, acer
iura neget sibi nata, nihil non adroget armis.
sit Medea ferox invictaque, flebilis Ino,
perfidus Ixion, Io vaga, tristis Orestes.
si quid inexpertum scaenae conmittis et audes
personam formare novam, servetur ad imum,
qualis ab incepto processerit, et sibi constet.
difficile est proprie communia dicere, tuque
rectius Iliacum carmen deducis in actus
quam si proferres ignota indictaque primus:
publica materies privati iuris erit, si
non circa vilem patulumque moraberis orbem
nec verbo verbum curabis reddere fidus
interpres nec desilies imitator in artum,
unde pedem proferre pudor vetet aut operis lex,
nec sic incipies, ut scriptor cyclicus olim:
'fortunam Priami cantabo et nobile bellum.'
quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu?

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