Saepe tibī studiōsō animō vēnante requīrēns
carmina utī possem mittere Battiadae,
quī tē lēnīrem nōbīs, neu cōnārēre
tēla īnfēsta meum mittere in usque caput,
hunc videō mihi nunc frūstrā sūmptum esse labōrem, 5
Gellī, nec nostrās hīc valuisse precēs.
Contrā nōs tēla ista tua ēvītābimus acta
at fīxus nostrīs tū dabis supplicium.
vocabulary
studiōsus –a –um: zealous, eager, diligent
venōr venārī venātus sum: hunt, hunt for
requīrō requīrere requīsīvī requīsītus: try to find, seek, look for, ask about; need, miss
Battiadēs –ae m.: an inhabitant of Cyrene (founded by Battus), esp. the poet Callimachus
lēniō lēnīre lēnīvī lēnītus: make less violent, assuage; appease; mollify
neu or neve: and that… not
īnfestus –a –um: hostile, warlike; troublesome
Gellius –ī m.: Roman nomen gentile, identified with L. Gellius Poplicola 6
ēvītō –āre –āvī –ātum: avoid, dodge
amictus –ūs m.: a mantle or cloak
adfīgō –ere –fīxī –fīxus: to fasten to, put to, cling to