Atque equidem, extrēmō nī iam sub fīne labōrum

vēla traham et terrīs festīnem advertere prōram,

forsitan et pinguēs hortōs quae cūra colendī

ōrnāret canerem biferīque rosāria Paestī,

quōque modō pōtis gaudērent intiba rīvīs120

et viridēs apiō rīpae, tortusque per herbam

crēsceret in ventrem cucumis; nec sēra comantem

narcissum aut flexī tacuissem vīmen acanthī

pallentēsque hederās et amantēs lītora myrtōs.

    equidem: indeed

    exter extera exterum: outermost, last

    vēlum vēlī n.: sail

    festīnō festīnāre festīnāvī festīnātus: hurry

    prōra –ae f.: prow of a ship

    pinguis pingue: fat, rich, fertile

    hortus hortī m.: garden

    ōrnō ōrnāre ōrnāvī ōrnātus: equip, adorn, distinguish

    bifer –a –um: twice bearing

    rosārium –ī n.: rose garden

    Paestum –ī n.: Paestum (place)

    pōtō pōtāre pōtāvī pōtus: drink120

    intibum –ī n. or intibus –ī m.: endive, chicory (plant)

    rīvus –ī m.: brook, stream

    viridis –e: green

    apium –ī n.: celery, parsley (plant)

    torqueō torquēre torsī tortus: twist, wind, turn

    herba herbae f.: grass, herb, plant

    venter ventris m.: stomach, belly

    cucumis cucumeris m.: cucumber

    sērus –a –um: late, too late

    comō –āre –āvī –ātus: be covered with hair or foliage

    narcissus –ī m.: narcissus (flower)

    flectō flectere flēxī flexus: bend

    vīmen –inis n.: flexible twig, switch

    acanthus –ī m.: bear's breeches (plant)

    palleō –ēre –uī: be pale, grow pale

    hedera –ae f.: ivy (plant)

    myrtus –ī m./f.: myrtle (plant)

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