Occurrence 23205
(formerly occ/7106)
| στίχ(οι) | |
| Ἂν τὴν κορυφὴν ἀρετῶν φθᾶσαι θέλης· | |
| ἂν οὐ(ρα)νῶν ὕψωμα καὶ θείους νόας· | |
| ἂν φύσιν αὐτὴν εἰς θ(εὸ)ν μεταπλάσαι, | |
| τοὺς ἀγάπης φίλησ(ον) ἐνθέους ὅρους· | |
| ἢ τ(οὺς) ἐραστὰς εἰς θαλάμους εἰσάγει, | |
| (καὶ) βασιλικῶς (?) δεξιοῦται καὶ τρέφει· | |
| καὶ πάντα μυεῖ καὶ διδάσκει πανσόφως, | |
| τὰ φρικτὰ μυστήρια τῶν ξένων δόμ(ων)· | |
| εἰ νυμφικ(ῶς) γὰρ ἐστολισμένους ἴδοι | |
| εὐωδίαν πνέοντας ἀρίστων τρόπων, | |
| ὅλας ἐξ αὐτῆς ἐξανοίγει τὰς πύλας, | |
| καὶ προσκαλεῖται ταχέως εἰσιέναι· | |
| ὥσπερ σολομῶν ἀσματίζων προσγράφει· | |
| ἀλλ’ εἰ συνοικεῖν τῆ καλῆ νύμφη δέον, | |
| βδελυκτέον σύμπασαν ὡς πόρνην σχέσ(ιν)· | |
| ἥτις μιαίνει τοῦ νοὸς τ(ὴν) εἰκόνα | |
| καὶ ῥυπαρὰν δείκνυσι πρὸς θεῖον πόθον. | |
| αἰσχρὸν γὰρ οὐδέν ἐστιν εἰς ψυχῆς φύσ(ιν), | |
| ὡς ἡδοναί τε καὶ λύπαι καὶ πικρίαι, | |
| καὶ τὰ πρὸς ὀργὴν κατὰ τῶν πέλας πάθη, | |
| ἃ δὴ παρεῖναι καὶ θ(εὸ)ς πάντ(ως) θέλει:+ |
| Type(s) | [5803] Ἂν τὴν κορυφὴν ἀρετῶν φθᾶσαι θέλῃς (21 verses) |
| Text source | DBBE |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Date | 1326-1350 |
| Manuscript | LONDON - British Library - Burney 113 [1326-1350] |
| Place in Manuscript | f. 108v |
| Person(s) | |
| Palaeographical information | Initial written in red ink. |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Genre(s) | Reader-related epigram |
| Comment | The epigram is written after the title of the work by Maximus the Confessor, Capita de caritate (TLG 2892.008). |
| Image source(s) | http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=burney_ms_113_f108v |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 21 |
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| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/occurrences/23205 |
Last modified: 2020-08-24.
