Est procul in pelago saxum spumantia contra litora, quod tumidis submersum tunditur olim fluctibus, hiberni condunt ubi sidera Cori; tranquillo silet immotaque attollitur unda campus et apricis statio gratissima mergis.
Far out at sea, over against the foaming shores, lies a rock which at times the swollen waves beat and submerge, when stormy Northwesters hide the stars; in time of calm it is voiceless, and rises from the placid wave a level surface, and a welcome haunt for sun-loving gulls.