Maecenas, eques Etrusco de sanguine regum, intra fortunam qui cupis esse tuam, quid me scribendi tam vastum mittis in aequor? non sunt apta meae grandia vela rati.
Maecenas, knight sprung from the blood of Etruscan kings and determined to remain within the bounds of your station, why do you launch me upon so vast an ocean of writing? Huge sails are not suited to my little boat.
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