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https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/N.IohEuang.Acrost
Title
Double acrostic poem on St John the Evangelist
Language
Latin
Form
acrostic
Edited
Ehwald, NA 6 (1881) p. 510 [see also NA 5 (1880), p. 256]; Straek, MSS de Petersbourg, p. 227, 30; MPL Suppl. 4, 2192
Time
s. vii
Listed
ICL, no. 8331; WIC 9873
Metre
hexameter
MSS
Leningrad Q.v.I.15, f. 63v; Leningrad F.v.XIV.1; Zurich, ZB C 68, ff. 124v-125r
Comments
This is in one of the MSS copied by Boniface (Parkes); it is crammed with Aldhelmian diction; Boniface himself wrote acrostic poems (above, nos. ??); Anglo-Latin acrostics: Aldhelm, Tatwine
Bibliography
  • Traube, Vorlesungen und Abhandlungen II, p. 111; O. Dobiache-Rojdestvenskaia, in FS Strecker (1931), pp. 22-28; O.K. Werckmeister, Irisch-northumbrische Buchmalerei des 8 Jh. (1967), p. 142; Burn, Fascicules of the Creed, pl. xix
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N.IohEuang.Acrost

N.IohEuang.Acrost 1. IOHANNIS CELSI RIMANS MISTERIA CAELI IOHANNIS CELSI RIMANS MISTERIA CAELI
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m, fs: 4\2, ca: c, pa: c, ma: Y, pat: SSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 2. Obnixeque diu laborat cum uiribus ultrO Obnixeque diu laborat cum uiribus ultrO
fs: 3\2, pat: SDDS, q: X
N.IohEuang.Acrost 3. Hic imitare studens almis uirtutibus EnocH Hic imitare studens almis uirtutibus EnocH
pat: Q, q: X
N.IohEuang.Acrost 4. Arcibus aethereis properat qui scandere templA Arcibus aethereis properat qui scandere templA
caesura pattern: 3m | 4m | 4d, fs: 3\2, pat: DDDS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 5. Noctis qua clarum non fuscant pallia lumeN Noctis qua clarum non fuscant pallia lumeN
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4d, fs: 3\2, pa: nc, ma: Y, pat: SSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 6. Nec tenebris altum pertranant nibula culmeN Nec tenebris altum pertranant nibula culmeN
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4d, fs: 3\2, ca: n, pa: n, oa: n, ma: Y, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 7. Idcirco iugiter gaudet sapientia ChristI Idcirco iugiter gaudet sapientia ChristI
pat: Q, q: X
N.IohEuang.Acrost 8. Sacra perfundi pulchri cheu nectaris haustiS Sacra perfundi pulchri cheu nectaris haustiS
caesura pattern: 3m | 4m | 4d, fs: 3\2, pa: p, pat: SSSD
N.IohEuang.Acrost 9. Caelicolum mallens pasci caelestibus istiC Caelicolum mallens pasci caelestibus istiC
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m, fs: 4\2, ca: c, pa: c, ma: Y, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 10. Escis quam spurcae carnis subcumbere mensaE Escis quam spurcae carnis succumbere mensaE
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m, fs: 4\2, ca: s, pa: cs, ma: Y, pat: SSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 11. Lurida quae trudit mentes ad tartara ni soL Lurida quae trudit mentes ad tartara ni soL
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m | 4d, fs: 3\2, pa: t, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 12. Sorte beans donis inlustret corda benigniS Sorte beans donis illustret corda benigniS
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4d, fs: 2\3, ca: b, pa: b, ma: Y, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 13. Interea glauci pertranans aequora pontI Interea glauci pertranans aequora pontI
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4d, fs: 3\2, ca: p, pa: p, ma: Y, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 14. Ratibus inuisus qua est tempestatibus imbeR Ratibus inuisus qua est tempestatibus imbeR
caesura pattern: 3m, fs: 5\2, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 15. Ictibus horrendis nautae dum fulmina spargI Ictibus horrendis nautae dum fulmina spargI
caesura pattern: 3m | 4m | 4d, fs: 3\2, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 16. Magna uident metuunt fessi disperdere uitaM Magna uident metuunt fessi disperdere uitaM
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m, fs: 4\2, ca: vf, ta: f, pa: mfv, ma: Y, pat: DDSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 17. Astamen intrepidus scrutatur mente serenA Astamen intrepidus scrutatur mente serenA
caesura pattern: 3m | 4d, fs: 2\3, ca: s, pa: s, ma: Y, pat: DDSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 18. Non cessans Christi penetrabit pectore lumeN Non cessans Christi penetrabit pectore lumeN
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4d, fs: 3\2, ca: p, pa: cp, ma: Y, pat: SSDS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 19. Sic igitur lector librorum carpere fructuS Sic igitur lector librorum carpere fructuS
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4d, fs: 3\2, pa: l, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 20. Multimode recolens per latum nititur orbeM Multimode recolens per latum nititur orbeM
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4d, fs: 3\2, pat: DDSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 21. Ymnizans que Deum fatur sub cardine caelI Ymnizans que Deum fatur sub cardine caelI
caesura pattern: 2m | 2f | 3m | 4m, fs: 3\2, sa: c, ca: c, ta: c, pa: c, oa: c, ma: Y, pat: SDSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 22. Sorcio summatim paucis per famina uerbiS Sorcio summatim paucis per famina uerbiS
caesura pattern: 3m | 4m | 4d, fs: 3\2, sa: f, pa: spf, oa: sf, ma: Y, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 23. Taliter exhortans ut mentem dicta peragrenT Taliter exhortans ut mentem dicta peragrenT
caesura pattern: 3m | 4d, fs: 2\3, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 24. Edita uisurum externae nunc oppida terraE Edita uisurum externae nunc oppida terraE
caesura pattern: 3m? | 4m | 4d, fs: 3\2, e: m, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 25. Retibus ut nunquam gradiens uestigia frateR Retibus ut nunquam gradiens uestigia frateR
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m, fs: 4\2, sa: f, pa: f, ma: Y, pat: DSDS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 26. Infandis hostis uallant quae castra perosI Infandis hostis uallant quae castra perosI
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m | 4d, fs: 2\3, ca: c, pa: c, ma: Y, pat: SSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 27. Atra graues pereant ne sic caelestia uotA Atra graues pereant ne sic caelestia uotA
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m, fs: 4\2, pat: DDSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 28. Candida sed rutilent cordis praesagia doneC Candida sed rutilent cordis praesagia doneC
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m, fs: 4\2, pa: c, pat: DDSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 29. Arbiter arcitenens superarit proelia dirA Arbiter arcitenens superarit proelia dirA
caesura pattern: 3m | 4d, fs: 3\2, pat: DDDS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 30. Et miles supera gaudebit comptus in urbE Et miles supera gaudebit comptus in urbE
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4d, fs: 1\2, pat: SDSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 31. Limpida famosum spectet per saecla tribunaL Limpida famosum spectet per saecla tribunaL
caesura pattern: 3m | 4m | 4d, fs: 2\3, ca: s, pa: s, ma: Y, pat: DSSS
N.IohEuang.Acrost 32. IOHANNIS CAELI RIMANS MYSTERIA CAELI IOHANNIS CAELI RIMANS MYSTERIA CAELI
caesura pattern: 2m | 3m | 4m, fs: 4\2, ca: c, pa: c, ma: Y, pat: SSSS