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Meter: Adonic with diaeresis after the dactyl in most lines. - u u || - -

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Auster: south wind.

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dudum: "a short time before."

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par: adjective, "like, similar to," with dative.

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resoluto: "stirred-up."

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uisibus: "sight, vision," dative after obstat, "impedes."

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resistit: "stops still."

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18: "With the barrier (obice) of a rock (saxi) loosed (soluti) from a cliff (rupe)."

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19: "With the barrier (obice) of a rock (saxi) loosed (soluti) from a cliff (rupe)."

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fugato: future imperative < fugo, -are, "put to flight."

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uincta: < uincio, "bind."