Caesius Bassus

Satires (Persius)

• attestation: Persius addresses Caesius Bassus, asking whether winter has taken him back to his Sabine home with his lyre (Satires (Persius) > Satire VI > Summary of Satire VI)

  "Has winter taken you back, Caesius Bassus, to your Sabine home, with that manly lyre of yours that strikes every note so fitly, whether grave or gay?"

• attribution: Caesius Bassus possesses a manly lyre that strikes every note fitly, whether grave or gay (Satires (Persius) > Satire VI > Summary of Satire VI)

  "with that manly lyre of yours that strikes every note so fitly, whether grave or gay?"

• attribution: Persius praises Bassus as a rare craftsman in setting ancient tongues to meter, equally skilled at youthful jest and lighter strains (Satires (Persius) > Satire VI > Text)

  "Thou art so rare a craftsman in setting to numbers the beginnings of our ancient tongue, and then again a wonderful old man to ply the youthful jest, and sing in lighter but not indecorous strains."

• attestation: Persius addresses Bassus asking whether his Sabine hearth has welcomed him back for winter and whether his lyre still lives (Satires (Persius) > Satire VI > Text)

  "Has winter yet brought thee, Bassus, to thy Sabine hearth? Are thy lyre and its strings still alive under thy sturdy quill?"