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Poem #4

De tauro, Drevicii insigni 1
written before 1510-12-24 first edition 1510-12-24

Early printed source materials:
1DANTISCUS 1510 (De Tauro Matthiae Drevicii insigni) No. 1 (in extenso)

Prints:
1Dantisci Carmina (De Tauro, Drevicii insigni) No. 2. 1, p. 27 (in extenso)

 

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Germina dum tellus, dum lymphas pontus habebit,
Dum Phoebus radios, dum feret astra polus,
Igneus interea sua tollet ad aethera Taurus
Cornua, Dreviciae tutor in orbe domus.
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Hanc Fortuna comes, dux hanc fovet incluta Virtus,
Aedibus haec claris semper amica favet.