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# Title: [Utrum De Poetica Recte Iudicare Possit Qui Non Est Poeta] Vtrvm De Poetica Recte Ivdicare Possit Qvi Non Est Poeta ... (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 42, Stück 16; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 42)
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DE OPTIHIO
minibus indicandi licentiam pro virili re
trenem. Perlualum habeo admodum pau
eis aures datas poeticas, emunetiorisque naris
esse reimetricac virtutes subodorari lagacius, at.
que adeo cyenos oculis saudences cruditis tan.
tum terre Apollinis mularum que splendorem, A.
cut aquitae solis radios vnice sustinere poltunt.
Solos enim poetas ec quidem praecellentiores
cum nacuorum cum vircucum poecicarum veros
arbitros essepropueno. Ouare primum opinio.
nem Ccriptoris Parrnalianorum contendentis ne.
minem reccius grammatico de poetarum arteiu-
dicare posse; deinde Pencentiam Vothipatris, e
Andr. Dacierii arbitriu de poerica ad philosophos
rejicientium, momento suoponderabo; tum per-
verlam in diiudicando intemperantiam imperitae
multicudinis, cui parocinium praestant Seneca,
Nicolaus Antonius, Balzacius _ alii, perdendan,
ulcimo loco nominarim prolaturus aptissimos
poctarum iudices poctas.
Parrhatianorum auctori celeberrimo, gram.
macici quidem sed poctae excellentissimum no
men neuriquam merenti, procul dubio animus
praelasiebat, haud defuturos qui ipsi poetarum
corrphacis superbe insuleanti obdiiciant Diogenis
ettacum: plures haberi Momi nomine dignos
quam Mimi; aut vetus verbum: caecus deco.
lore; auchoc Martialis:
Corrumpit sinetalione caelebs,
Caecus perdere non potest quod autert;
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