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ODES III, 22, UPON DIANA by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS

First Line: GENTLE DIANA, GODDESS BRIGHT
Last Line: THE BLOOD OF SWINE.
Subject(s): DIANA (GODDESS);

GENTLE Diana, Goddess bright,
Who midwiv'st infants into light,
The mountain's Deity tripartite,
And Queen of Night,
To thee I consecrate my Pine,
Henceforth it shall be ever thine,
Yearly I'll offer at this shrine
The blood of swine.



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