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16 ALTAR ( ANONYMOUS )
Βωμὸς ἐγὼ νῦν εἰμὶ Βριταννικὸς ὃν μὲν ἐποίει , Παῖδες τῆς φιλίης , ἄρχοντος νῦν Ἰακώβου . Παιδίσκη χαρίτων ὄνομ᾽ ἐστὶν ἐμὸν δὲ ὁ Φοῖβoς Ταῖς μαλεραῖς αὐγαῖς κοσμεῖ μοῦσά τ᾽ ἐπέεσσιν .
Children of friendship , I am now an altar which a Briton made , now that James is king . Maiden of the graces is my name , and Phoebus adorns me with his fierce rays , and the Muse with her words .
SIDES βωμός ἐστι χάρις χάρις τε βωμός · Τούτων ἄξιος οὗτός ἐστι βωμῶν .
The altar is grace , grace is the altar . This man is worthy of these altars .
INSIDE Εἶς Ἰάκωβε Φίλος ἀθανάτοις · Εἶς Ἰάκωβε Κόσμου ὁ κόσμος · Εὖ σοι εὖ σοι Νῦν καὶ ἐπὶ παντός .
You , James , are dear to the immortals ; you , James , are the adornment of the universe . May it be well with you , may it be well with you , now and for ever .
BASE Γέγραπταί τε μὲν ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα τὸ οὔνομ᾽ ἐκεῖνο . Ὅς τε βροτοῖσι φίλος καὶ ἀθανάτοισιν ὑπάρχει . Οὐ τοῖος μεγάλου τοῦ Καίσαρος οἷος ἐγὼ νῦν .
That name has been written on this side and on that . He is dear to both mortals and immortals . No altar of mighty Caesar was such as I am now .
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