"Mercuri, nam te docilis magistro Movit Amphion lapides canendo, Tuque testudo resonare septem Callida nervis,Nec loquax olim neque grata, nunc et Divitum mensis et amica templis, Dic modos, Lyde quibus obstinatas Adplicet auris."
— Odes (Horace)

January 1, 1970

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:Come, Mercury, by whose minstrel spell Amphion raised the Theban stones, Come, with thy seven sweet strings, my shell, Thy "diverse tones,"Nor vocal once nor pleasant, now To rich man's board and temple dear: Put forth thy power, till Lyde bow Her stubborn ear.