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TO THE VIRGIN MOTHER OF GOD.
Tibullus
Whatever my songs may dare to attempt,
Whether they can equal you, or, as hope denies,
surpass you,
Or fall short, and they shall certainly fall short,
I vow all this to you: let not my parchment lack so great a name.
A large circular printer's mark is obscured by heavy ink bleed-through. Centered on the page is a modern blue ink stamp indicating provenance from the Bavarian State Library in Munich.
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