87 P.L.M.
Illic alternis depugnat pontus et aer,
hic rivo tenui pervia ridet humus.
Illic demersas
1
complorat navita puppes,
hic pastor miti perluit amne pecus.
Illic immanes mors obdita
2
solvit hiatus,
hic gaudet curva falce recisa Ceres.
Illic inter aquas urit sitis arida fauces,
hic data periuro
3
basia multa viro.
Naviget et fluctus lasset mendicus Vlixes,
in terris vivet candida Penelope.
phi0972.phi001p. Petronius. Michael Heseltine (Editor). London. 1913.
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