dulcibus idcirco fluviis pecus omne magistri perfundunt, udisque aries in gurgite villis mersatur, missusque secundo defluit amni; aut tonsum tristi contingunt corpus amurca, et spumas miscent argenti et sulpura viva Idaeasque pices et pinguis unguine ceras scillamque elleborosque gravis nigrumque bitumen.
Therefore the keepers bathe the whole flock in fresh streams; the ram is plunged in the pool with his dripping fleece, and let loose to float down the current. Or, after shearing, they smear the body with bitter oil lees, blending silver scum and native sulphur with pitch from Ida and richly oiled wax, squill, strong hellebore, and black bitumen.
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