Latin poetry

Introduction . . ix

LATIN POETRY

SYPHILIS, OR THE FRENCH DISEASE
Book I . . 2
Book II . . 30
Book III . . 58

JOSEPH
Book I . . 88
Book II . . 122

CARMINA
I. Alcon, or On the care of hunting dogs . . 168
II. On the death of Marcantonio della Torre . . 178
III. On the death of Paolo and Giulio, Fracastoros sons . . 190
IV. To Daniele Rainieri, prefect of Verona . . 196
V. To Giovanni Matteo Giberti, bishop of Verona . . 200
VI. To Marguerite Valois, queen of Navarre . . 206
VII. To Marcantonio Flaminio and Galeazzo Florimonte . . 218
VIII. To Francesco della Torre of Verona . . 224
IX. On the death of Eriprando Madruzzo . . 230
X. To Cardinal Alessandro Farnese . . 232
XI. To the same illustrious cardinal . . 240
XII. To Pope Julius III . . 246
XIII. Fragment . . 256
XIV. Fragment, to Giovanni Battista della Torre . . 256
XV. Winter, to the same . . 258
XVI. Spring, to the same . . 258
XVII. Fragment, to the same . . 262
XVIII. Another fragment . . 262
XIX. Another fragment, to the same . . 264
XX. Another fragment . . 266
XXI. On the birthday of Giano Fregoso . . 266
XXII. On the birth of a son to Vittoria Farnese . . 268
XXIII. The tomb of Francesco Maria Molza of Modena . . 270
XXIV. To Giovanni Lippomano . . 270
XXV. On the death of Giovanni Battista da Monte . . 272
XXVI. To Gian Marteo Giberti . . 272
XXVII. To the same . . 274
XXVIII. To the same . . 274
XXIX. To the same . . 276
XXX. On the Marsango rivulet . . 276
XXXI. On the same . . 278
XXXII. From the end of the Homocentrica . . 278
XXXIII. From the first book On Contagious Diseases . . 280
XXXIV. From the third book of the same work . . 282
XXXV. From the Dialogue on Poetry . . 282
XXXVI. From the first book On Intellection . . 284
XXXVII. From the same book . . 286
XXXVIII. At the end of the same book . . 286
XXXIX. From the second book On Intellection . . 288
XL. From the same book . . 290
XLI. From the Dialogue on the Soul . . 290
XLII. From the same dialogue: Psyche . . 292
XLIII. An ancient epigram, from Blending Wine . . 294
XLIV. To Bacchus, the conciliator . . 296
XLV. On the flight of Emperor Charles V . . 300
XLVI. On the death of Marcantonio della Torre . . 302
XLVII. An offering of thanks to Marcantonio Flaminio . . 302
XLVIII. [Untitled] . . 304
XLIX. [Untitled] . . 306
L. Fragments of a poem in praise of Giberti . . 306
LI. Fragment of an eclogue in praise of Giberti . . 316
LII. Fragment on poisons . . 340
LIII. Fragment on poisons . . 342
LIV. Another fragment . . 344
LV. Beginning of the Syphilis, another version . . 344
LVI. death of M. Giberti . . 348
LVII. [Untitled] . . 350

Note on the Text . . 353
Notes to the Text . . 371
Notes to the Translation . . 419
Bibliography . . 505
Index . . 517