Letter 2019: Ruricius, your humble client, to his holy patron —
XVIIII. SANCTO RURICIUS CLIENS PATRONO
sedato monitis parens paternis
Grates concinit et refert salutem.
Quem blandis precibus rogat timendo,
1 ut] et 11 promeretur Momtnsenus, promitur S, promatur v 2 silet v
4 offitiorum S 6 persentit ita Luetjohann, persententia S, persentiat
ita v 9 ab alio-eum nos om. v 14 es S dispectui S 15 iuditio S
19 auribus uestris addidi praeeunte Kruschio coll. p . 362, 9, om. S
20 certi sumus v, certissimus S deserta S 21 forcia S tantu S,
tam r 23 sacietatem S 29 ragat S
26*
Ne fors displiceat leuis camena
Tanti iudicio minor magistri.
Hoc tu luminibus libens recurre,
Hoc sanctis manibus frequens reuolue,
Hoc tu dum relegis, mei memento.
Me semper recolat canatque lingua
Et mens me teneat, sopor retentet,
Me semper recinat tuum labellum.
Hos tu uisceribus piis reconde,
Hos tecto residens uiamque carpens,
Hos inter calices toro recumbens
Et parcas epulas cibosque dulces,
Antro pectoris et medulla cordis
Inclusos recita canente mente.
Sic nos et mutuos uidere uultus
Et uiuis tribuat referre uerbis,
Quae nunc intima pectoris fatigant,
Largitor deus omnium bonorum
Christus cum patre sempiterno regnans
Sancto spiritui dignantes hymnos.
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