Letter 7004: O clouds that come blown by the swift North Wind,
IV
Item ad eundem
Nubila quae rapido perflante Aquilone venitis,
pendula sidereo quae movet axe rota,
dicite qua vegitet carus mihi Gogo salute,
quid placidis rebus mente serenus agit:
si prope fluctivagi remoratur litora Rheni,
ut salmonis adeps rete trahatur aquis;
an super uviferi Mosellae obambulat amnem,
quo levis ardentem temperet aura diem,
pampinus et fluvius medios ubi mitigat aestus:
vitibus umbra rigens, fluctibus unda recens;
aut Mosa dulce sonans, quo grus ganta anser olorque est,
triplice merce ferax (alite pisce rate)
an tenet herbosis qua frangitur Axona ripis,
cuius aluntur aquis pascua prata seges?
Esera? Sara? Gares? Scaldis? Sate? Somena? Sura?
seu qui Mettis adit de sale nomen habens?
aut aestiva magis nemorum saltusque pererrans
cuspide, rete feras hinc ligat, inde necat?
Ardenna an Vosagus cervi caprae helicis uri
caede sagittifera silva fragore tonat?
seu validi bufali ferit inter cornua campum,
nec mortem differt ursus onager aper?
an sua rura colens exusta novalia sulcat
et rude cervici taurus aratra gemit?
sive palatina residet modo laetus in aula,
cui scola congrediens plaudit amore sequax?
an cum dulce Lupo pietatis iura retractant
consilioque pari mitia mella creant,
quo pascatur inops, viduae solacia praestent,
parvus tutorem sumat, egenus opem?
quidquid agunt, pariter felicia vota secundent,
et valeant Christi regis amore frui.
vos precor, o venti, qui curritis atque reditis,
pro Fortunato nuntia ferte suo.
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