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XCVIII

Virgo modesta nimis legem bene servo pudoris:
Ore procax non sum nec sum temeraria linguae;
Ultra nolo loqui, sed do responsa loquenit.

Peck:

A modest maid am I, yet not, perhaps, too meek;
No impudence I own, nor indiscretion seek,
Naught of myself I say, but answer those that speak.

Ohl:

A modest maid, too well I observe the law of modesty; I am not pert in speech nor rash of tongue; of my own accord I will not speak, but I answer him who speaks.

Editor's Additional Notes:

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Ohl's Critical Notes on the Latin Text:

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