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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.”
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