THE HENDECASYLLABIC POEM

OF HIPPOLYTUS FANTOTIUS OF PERUGIA,

FROM DELPHI.

The divine art, having suffered unworthily
Under bad masters for a long time,
I lay hidden, groaning in blind darkness.
To men famous for their studies and practice,
I return at a quickened pace,
Finally seeking help and aid.
The wretched hesitate. One, having pitied
My tears and lamenting my condition,
And my filth, and my state which is not that of a master,
Lacinius adorns with grave splendor.
He shows, bringing shining light to all,
What the study of my powerful nature can do.
By my attendant,
You will be able to see, reader, what judgment
And erudition I have given.
He, having looked here, sets down in a brief method
What Gebber has, what Bonus has, and what
Raymond has in his many books.
By Hercules, he is worthy of great honor,
Through whose teaching I am sent forth to all men.