Lupus et Agnus in Latin

This text in year 1596 is part of The wolf and the lamb equilang .

Added by marcanuy on June 12, 2018, 9:18 p.m..

Latin

Ad rivum eundem Lŭpŭs et Agnus venerant, siti compulsi:
Sŭpĕrior stabat Lupus, longèque infĕrĭor Agnus.
Tunc fauce improbâ latro incitātus jurgii causam intulit;
"Cur," inquit 'turbulentam mĭhĭ fecisti aquam Istam bibenti ?"
Laniger contrà timens "Quî possum, quaeso, făcĕre quod quĕrĕris, Lupe? A te decurrit ad meos haustus liquor".
Repulsus ille veritātis viribus "Ante hos sex menses" ait "mălĕdixisti mihi."
Respondit Agnŭs ; "ĕquĭdem natus non eram."
"Pătĕr herculè tŭŭs" inquit "mălĕdixit mihi."
Atque ĭtă correptum lăcĕrat injustâ nece.
Haec propter illos scripta est homines fabula qui fictis causis innocentes opprimunt.

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