hic me tam gracilis vetuit contemnere Musas, iussit et Ascraeum sic habitare nemus, non ut Pieriae quercus mea verba sequantur, aut possim Ismaria ducere valle feras, sed magis ut nostro stupefiat Cynthia versu: tunc ego sim Inachio notior arte Lino.
He suffered me not to scorn these delicate muses, but commanded me to dwell, as I do, in Ascras grove; not that Pierian oaks should follow my words or I be able to draw wild beasts along in the valley of Ismarus, but rather that Cynthia be held spellbound by my verse: then would my skill bring me greater fame than Linus of Argos.
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