... truncos: nam saepe incautis pastoribus excidit ignis, qui furtim pingui primum sub cortice tectus robora comprendit, frondesque elapsus in altas... Corpus poetarum latinorum - Page 95 edited by - 1849 - 1209 pages Full view - About this book
...the poet tells how a single spark struck by careless shepherds can destroy a whole forest: nam saepe incautis pastoribus excidit ignis, qui furtim pingui primum sub cortice tectus robora comprendit, frondesque elapsus in alias ingentem caelo sonitum dedTt; || inde secutus per ramos victor...