Dibdin, Thomas Frognall; Spencer, George John [Oth.]: Bibliotheca Spenceriana: or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions, in the library of George John Earl Spencer (Band 2) (London, 1814) [Cicognara, 4650-2]

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SALLUST.

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ope niti decet! ne uitam siientio tran.*
sigant/ uelutipecora/ que naturapro^

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There are 16 lines below:—a full page has 24 lines. On the reverse
of the 31st leaf, the history of the Conspiracy of Catiline concludes:
beneath which, after * Finit feliciter,’ we read the following verses :

Se quisq cupiat magnas res noscere gestas
Vnde uiris uirtus maior inesse solet.

Nunc opus hoc crispi terse pressum sibi querat/

Quo noua uis lucet artis/ et ingenii.

Discet enim priscis que gloria/ quata potestas
Romulidis fuerit/ dum probitate nitent.

Et contra (uitiis ipsa uirtute subacta)

Itur ut in facinus. et labat omne decus/

On the recto of the ensuing leaf, the History of the Jugurthine War
commences:

Caii Crispi Salustii/ de bello Ju-
gurthe contra populum romanum
libeiv feliciter incipit/

Also querit de natura sua genus hu
manu / q> imbecilla/ atq; eui breuis/
forte potius/ q uirtute regatur. Na^;
contra reputando / neq; maius aliud
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This part of the volume contains 61 leaves; concluding on the reverse
of fol. 61. Beneath, we read a distich upon the death of J urgurtha,
followed by eight verses; of which eight, the two latter only appear
deserving of quotation:

Abste percupit id preclara lutecia / que sic
Hos prope diuina perpolit arte libros/

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