User:Kendra Brown/Florius/English MS Latin 11269 18r

Latin 18r

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¶ Serpentinus ego vocor / et sopranus, et alta
Cuspide planitiem pono mea membra sub imam.

¶ Inque situ aspecto leopardi nempe serenum
Cesuras semper et cuspidis ima refrenans

¶ Hac nunc tectura quemcumque refellere credas /
Ludere discipulos veluti quandoque videbis.

Italian

I am the Serpent, the Sovereign; I shoot great thrusts down low. I also cover against cuts and thrusts, Those strikes amount to little to me.	[25a-c] E son sonno serpentino Lo sovrano Cum grande punte me meto al'piano Anchora per covrir de taglio e de punta Aquilli colpi a'mi pocho si monta
I am the stance called the True Cross And cuts and thrusts mean nothing to me.	[25a-b] Io son posta chiamata vera crose Che a'mi tagli e punte niente nose
With this cover I believe that I can waste anyone,  Following that which you see the Scholar do.	[25b-c] Per questa coverta crederia çaschun guastar Segondo che voii vederiti far li scholar

English 18r

 
¶ I am called the serpent, and also tall and high
with the point level, I place my limbs below it to the greatest extent.

¶ And in the position of the leopard, I truly gaze out serenely
always cutting down and restraining the tip to the last.