Letter 8018: Ad eundem salutatoria
XVIII
Ad eundem salutatoria
Gurgitis in morem si lingua fluenta rigaret,
turbine torrentis vel raperetur aquis,
ad tua praecipue praeconia summa, Gregori,
dum non explerem flumine, gutta forem.
munificumque patrem aequaret nec musa Maronis:
fers, bone, quanta mihi quis valet ore loqui?
hac brevitate, sacer, famulum commendo subactum
me Fortunatum: sit veniale, precor.
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