Liber Peristephanon

Prudentius

Prudentius, Volume 2. Thomson, H. J, editor. London; Cambridge, Mass.: William Heinemann Ltd., Harvard University Press, 1953 (printing).

  1. ' este, precor, fortes, et vincite viribus annos;
  2. quod dent aevo, suppleat crudelitas.'
  3. sed male conatus tener infirmusque laborat;
  4. tormenta crescunt dum fatiscit carnifex.
  5. ' quid gemis? ' exclamat quidam; ' tute ipse magister
  6. istud dedisti ferrum et armasti manus.