Et latet et lucet Phaethontide condita gutta,
ut videatur apis nectare clusa suo. Dignum tantorum pretium tulit illa laborum: credibile est ipsam sic voluisse mori. Encased & shining in a bead of amber The bee looks trapped in its own nectar: A fit close to sweet toils, it lies Coffined in honey — as any bee would wish. Un’ape in gocciola d’ambra fu avvolta, sì che in suo nettare sembra gioir. Di sue bell’opere mercede ha colta: forse in tal foggia volle morir. |
Martial, Epigrams, Book 4, XXXII
English translation by Peter Whigham
Italian translation by P. M.
English translation by Peter Whigham
Italian translation by P. M.
A Southern Darter dragonfly is pictured in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez.
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