quod mihi si tantum, Maecenas, fata dedissent, ut possem heroas ducere in arma manus, non ego Titanas canerem, non Ossan Olympo impositam, ut caeli Pelion esset iter, nec veteres Thebas, nec Pergama nomen Homeri, Xerxis et imperio bina coisse vada, regnave prima Remi aut animos Carthaginis altae, Cimbrorumque minas et benefacta Mari: bellaque resque tui memorarem Caesaris, et tu Caesare sub magno cura secunda fores.
But if only fate had so endowed me, Maecenas, that my Muse could lead a heros hands to arms, I should not sing of Titans, or Ossa piled on Olympus that Pelion might become the path to heaven; or of ancient Thebes, or Pergamum, Homers glory, and the union of two seas at Xerxes command, or the early reign of Remus or the fury of lofty Carthage, the Cimbrian menace and the splendid feats of Marius: I should tell of your Caesars wars and policies, and after mighty Caesar you would be my second theme.
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