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Book 14 · lines 320–334
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320Picus in Ausoniis, proles Saturnia terris
321rex fuit, utilium bello studiosus equorum;
322forma viro, quam cernis, erat: licet ipse decorem
323adspicias fictaque probes ab imagine veram.
324Par animus formae; nec adhuc spectasse per annos
325quinquennem poterat Graia quater Elide pugnam.
326Ille suos dryadas Latiis in montibus ortas
327verterat in vultus, illum fontana petebant
328numina, naiades, quas Albula, quasque Numici,
329quas Anienis aquae cursuque brevissimus Almo
330Narve tulit praeceps et opacae Farfarus umbrae,
331quaeque colunt Scythicae stagnum nemorale Dianae
332finitimosque lacus; spretis tamen omnibus unam
333ille colit nymphen, quam quondam in colle Palati
334dicitur Ionio peperisse Venilia Iano.