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De pauonibuSi& quis eos prfmus cibi cauia occiderit* 



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tc.Nunc Je fecundo ordinc dicamus,qui in duas diuiditur fpecics,o{ciiics;8(! alites: illa 

 rum gencri cantus oriSjhis mai^nitudo differentiam dedit Jtacp praecedent & ordine. 



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Ck Mncstp reliquas in his pauonu gcnus,cu forma tu in tellcdu eius & gloria^Geman 

 / teslaudatus expaditcolores aduerfo maxime fole,quia ficfulgetius radiant^Simul 

 umbrar quofdam repercuilus ca!teris,qui in opaco clarius micat,conchata qugrit cauda: 

 oescp in aceruu cotrahir pennaru,quos fpecfrari gaudet oculosJde cauda annuis uicibus 

 amifla cu folijs arboru,donec renafcat itcru cum florc,pudibudus ac m.oeres quai^rit late«« 



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' bra.Viuit annis xxv*CoIores incipit fundere in trimatu^Ab autoriKno glorioiuni tan 

 tum animal hoc tiadit,fed 8c malcuolu , ficut anfer ucrecundu : quonia has quoCp quida lo 

 addidcrut notas in his,haud probatas mihi.Pauonem cibi gratia Romsc primus occidit 

 orator Hof tefius,aditiali cocna facerdotij.Saorinare primus inftituit circa nouifsimupitf 



raticiibellumM.AufidiusLurcOpexqKoqiieRurediti^sfellertiumfexagcna Jw^habuit. 



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Roximegloria fentiut&hi noilri uigiles nofturni, quos excitandisinoperamorta 



Deoallis,8<:quomodocsftrentur,&degalh'naceolocuto. 



!ibus,rumpendoc^fomnonaturagenuit.Noruntfidcra,&ternasdiftingiiutnoras 



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bus fit modiSjlumbis aduftis cadente ferro,aut imis cruribus : mox ulcere oblito figlina 

 creta:facilius ita pinguefcunt.Pcrgami omnibus annis fpeftaculum oalloru publice aedi 



turceuoladiatorum.InueniturinannalibuSjin Arimincnfiagro,M*LcpidOjQ*.CatuIo 



cbssan uilla Galerrj locutum gallinaceum,fcmel quod equidem fciam* 



Dcanfcribus,& quis primus iecuranferinum comederit,& de adipe 



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anfcrino Comapcno. 



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interdiu catu.Cum fole eunt cubitij,quart2cj caftrenfi uigilia ad curas Iabore<:p rcuocat* 

 Ncc folis ortii incautis patiunt obrepcre,diemcp uenientem nunciant cantu,ipfum ucro 

 cantum plaufu latcrij.Imperitant fuo gcneri^&rcgnum in quacuncp funt domb cxcrcet* 

 Dimicatione paritur hoc quoq; inter ipfos,uelut ideo tcla agnata crurib.fiiis intclligcni! i6 

 tcs:nec finis fa^pe comorientibus*Quod ii palma contingit,ftatim ih uidoria canut, {^c^ 

 ipfi principcs teftant. Vicftus occultat filens, acgrecp feruitiu patit , Et plebs tamcn airque 

 (upcrbagt-aditarduaccruice^crilliscelfatca^lumc^folauolucriiafpicitcrebrdjinfublimc 



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caudam quocp falcata erigens:itacp terrori funt etialeonibus ferarugenerofifsimis ♦ lam 

 €x his quidam ad bella tantu & praslia afsidua nafcunt,quibus ctiam patrias nobilitariit 

 Rhcdum ac Tanaora. Secudus eft honos habitus Mclicis ae Chalcidicis,ut plane dianc 

 aliti tantu honoris prscbeat Romana purpuraHorum fiint tripudia foliftima.Hi magi:* 

 ftratus noftros quotidie regut,domoscp ipfis fuas daudiit ac rcfcrat: hi fafces RoJmpel 

 luntautretinetjiubcntaciesautprohibet, uicloriariiomniiitotoorbcpartaruauifpiccs: 

 hi maximc tcrrarij imperio impcrant, cxtis etiam fibrisqp haud aliter ^ opimae iiiftimsc 30 

 dijs grati.Habent oftenta Sc prccpofteri eorij uefpcrtini^ catus» Namiqp totis nofiibus 

 cancndOjBcGotfjs nobileillam aduerfus Lacedarmonios praefagiucre uidloria, ita conic 

 a interpretationCjquoniauida ales illa no caneret^Dcfinutcanere caftrati,quod duo^ 



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Ijt St &:anferiuigiIcuraCa^itolioteftatadefenfo,pcridtcmpuscanumfiIentioprodi 40 

 vtis rcbus.Quamobre cibaria anferum cenforcs in primislocant.Quin & fama amo 

 ris. Argis dilcda forma pueri nomine Oleni, & Glauccs Ptolem^o rcgi cithara canetis, 

 quam eodem tempore & aries adamafTe proditur. Poteft & fapienti^ uideri intelledus 

 fjs cfTc.Ita comes perpetuo adha[?fifle Lacydi philofopho dicit, nufqua ab co,non in pu^ 

 bIico,non in balneisjuo no(flu,non interdiu digrefTus.Noftri fapienti©rcs,qui cos ieco^ 

 ris bonitatcnouere. Fartilibus in magnam amplitudine crcfcit> cxcmptum quoc^ladc 

 mulfo augctur . Nec fine caufa in quarftionc cft , quis primus tantum bonum inucncrit, 

 Scipio Metellus uir confuIaris,an M.Seftius cadcm getatc cqucs Ro* Sed(quod coftat) 

 MefTalinus Cotta,MeflaIe oratoris filius,palmas pcdum in his torrcf c, atcp patinis cum 

 gallinaccorum criftis condirereperit.Tribuctur cnim amc cuhms cuiufc^palma cum fi ^c 



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