Sacred Latin Poetry: Chiefly Lyrical
Translated by Richard Chenevix Trench
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The opening
ADAM OF ST. VICTOR. I. DE SS. EVANGELISTIS.
I. DE SS. EVANGELISTIS.
JUCUNDARE, plebs fidelis, Cujus Pater est in cselis, Recolens Ezechielis Prophetae praeconia: Est Joannes testis ipsi, Dicens in Apocalypsi, Vere vidi, vere scripsi Vera testimonia.
Circa thronum majestatis, Cum spiritibus beatis, Quatuor diversitatis Astant animalia. Formam primum aquilinam, Et secundum leoninam, Sed humanam et bovinam Duo gerunt alia.
Formae formant figurarum Formas Evangelistarum, Quorum imber doctrinarum Stillat in Ecclesii: Hi sunt Marcus et Matthseus, Lucas, et quern Zebedseus Pater tibi misit, Deus, Dum laxaret retia.
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