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 Fragmenta 1 49

FRAGMENTS.

1. But you shall not escape my iambics.

2. This inclosure I dedicate and consecrate to thee, O Priapus, at Lampsacus, where is thy house and sacred grove, O Priapus. For thee specially in its cities the Hellespontian coast worships, more abundant in oysters than all other coasts.

3. It is my fancy to taste on my own account.

4. And Comum built on the shore of lake Larius.

5. With which shines the top of the mast.