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Venantius
On Easter: Poem of Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus, On Easter.
[2104] Venantius Honorius, to whom this poem is ascribed, was an Italian presbyter and poet. In some editions the title is De Resurrectione It was addressed to the bishop Felix.
[2105] Florigero sereno.
[2106] Ignivomus.
[2107] Vagus.
[2108] Hac in nocte brevi. Other editions read, “adhuc nocte brevi.”
[2109] Æthera, an unusual form.
[2110] Fœtu: others read “cultu.”
[2111] Cum bene vernales reddidit annus opes. Another reading is, “cum bene vernarit; reddit et annus opes.”
[2112] Herbis
[2113] Stellantia lumina florum.
[2114] Floribus; another reading is, “arridentque oculis.”
[2115] Late; others read, “lactens,” juicy.
[2116] Foliorum crine revulso; others read, “refuso.”
[2117] Siler, supposed to be the osier, but the notices of the tree are too scanty to enable us to identify it. See Conington, Virg. Georg., ii. 12.
[2118] Suis attemperat organa cannis. “Canna” seems to be used for “gutturis canna,” the windpipe; “organum,” often used for a musical instrument.
[2119] Favent.
[2120] Toto venerabilis ævo. [Rev. i. 10. Easter in Patmos, I suppose.]
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Mobilitas anni, mensum, lux alma dierum
Horarum splendor, stridula cuncta favent.
There are great variations in the readings of this passage. Some read
“Nobilitas anni, mensum decus, alma dierum,
Horarum splendor, scriptula, puncta fovent.”
[2122] Nimio; another reading is, “minimus,”
[2123] Irrecitabiliter.
[2124] Principe.
[2125] Æthera.
[2126] Quo moderante; others read, “quæ moderata.”
[2127] Profundo.
[2128] Cum corpore; others read, “nostro e corpore nasci.”
[2129] Pateris vitæ auctor; others have “patris novas auctor.”
[2130] Intras; others, “intra.”
[2131] Luminis ore.
[2132] Æternæ; another reading is “et tetræ.”
[2133] Pollicitam; others have “sollicitam.”
[2134] Pretium mundi.
[2135] Rupe vetante.
[2136] Pugillo. Thus Prov. xxx. 4: “Who hath gathered the wind in His fists?”
[2137] Revoca sursum.
[2138] Olympum; others read, “in orbem,” returning to the world.
[2139] Fit; others read, “sit.”
[2140] Auctor.
[2141] i.e., “the Lamb of God.”
[2142] [Post Tartara. Vol. iv. p. 140; v. pp. 153, 161, 174, this series.]
[2143] Pœnale.
[2144] Iste; another reading is, “in te.”
[2145] An allusion to the white garments in which the newly baptized were arrayed.
[2146] Vetus vitium, “original sin;” as it was termed, “peccatum originis.”
[2147] Consors; others read “concors,” harmonious.
[2148] Pastos; others, “pastor.”
[2149] Reddit.
[2150] Centeno reditu.
[2151] Vegetetur; another reading is “agitetur.”
[2152] De te; others read, “detur et,” with injury to the metre.
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