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Poem #9

Epitaphium Valeriani Drevicii 2
written before 1510-12-24 first edition 1510-12-24

Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 243, f. 383v


Early printed source materials:
1DANTISCUS 1510 (Epitaphium Valeriani Drevicii) No. 2 (in extenso)

Prints:
1PAPROCKI p. 478 (in extenso)
2Dantisci Carmina (Epitaphia Valeriani Drevicii) No. 5. 2, p. 33 (in extenso)

 

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Valeriana sub hoc requiescunt ossa sepulcro,
Est animus campos raptus ad Elysios.
Carus erat, facilis, doctus nec noxius ulli,
Spes patriae, domui gloria Dreviciae.
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Prima genas iuveni teneras lanugo rigebat,
Dum dedit hunc saevae febris acerba neci.
Nemo iuventutis confidat viribus ergo,
Sic recipit iuvenes mors ut in orbe senes.