1.1 Roxāna Roxana rēgīna queen Persārum of the Persians sapientissima most wise in in rēgnō kingdom suō her flōrēbat flourished quae who librōs books super above omnēs all dīvitiās riches amābat loved
1.2 Cotidie daily in in nāve barge rēgiā royal purpureā purple per through flūmen river magnum great nāvigābat sailed ubi where inter among sērica silk vēla curtains legēbat she read
1.3 Servī servants dulcēs sweet frūctūs fruits et and vīnum wine mellītum honeyed offerēbant offered dum while illa she in in lectīcā couch aureā golden recumbēns reclining poēmata poems antīqua ancient studēbat studied
1.4 Ūnō on one diē day iuvenis young man doctus learned nomine by name Dārius Darius ad to aulam court vēnit came quī who librōs books rārōs rare ex from Graeciā Greece portābat was carrying
1.5 Rēgīna queen eum him in onto nāvem barge invītāvit invited ut so that dē about philosophiā philosophy Platōnis of Plato et and carminibus songs Sapphōnis of Sappho disputārent they might discuss
1.6 Dum while flūmen river lentē slowly praeterfluēbat flowed by et and sōl sun aureus golden in in aquīs waters fulgebat was shining animī souls eōrum their propius nearer accēdēbant were approaching
1.7 Dārius Darius versūs verses amātōriōs of love Persicōs Persian recitābat recited quōs which ipse he himself composuerat had composed et and rēgīna queen rubōre with blush suffūsa suffused audiēbat listened
1.8 Per through multōs many mēnsēs months hae these nāvigātiōnēs voyages litterāriae literary continuābant continued et and amōr love inter between eōs them sicut like flōs flower lōtī of lotus in in aquā water crēscēbat was growing
1.9 Tandem finally sub under stellīs stars coruscantibus glittering Dārius Darius librum book pretiosissimum most precious carminum of songs amōris of love rēgīnae to the queen obtulit offered
1.10 In in prīmā first pāginā page scrīptum written erat was "Roxānae to Roxana rēgīnae queen cordis of heart meī my quae who sapientia with wisdom et and pulchritūdine beauty omnēs all stellās stars superat" surpasses
1.11 Rēgīna queen commōta moved manum hand eius his prehendit seized et and dixit said sē herself numquam never tam so pretiosum precious dōnum gift accēpisse to have received
1.12 Ex from eō that tempore time Dārius Darius factus made est was magister master librōrum of books rēgiōrum royal et and comes companion perpetuus perpetual nāvigātiōnum of voyages
1.13 Nūptiās wedding splendidās splendid in on ipsā very nāve barge celebrāvērunt they celebrated circumdatī surrounded mīlibus by thousands librōrum of books et and flōribus flowers rosārum of roses
1.14 Posteā afterwards semper always ūnā together nāvigābant they sailed legentēs reading et and scribentēs writing nova new poēmata poems dē about amōre love suō their
1.15 Fīliī sons et and fīliae daughters eōrum their quoque also amōrem love litterārum of letters hērēditāvērunt inherited et and bibliothēcam library magnam great in in nāve barge aedificāvērunt built
1.1 Roxāna rēgīna Persārum sapientissima in rēgnō suō flōrēbat quae librōs super omnēs dīvitiās amābat.
1.2 Cotidie in nāve rēgiā purpureā per flūmen magnum nāvigābat ubi inter sērica vēla legēbat.
1.3 Servī dulcēs frūctūs et vīnum mellītum offerēbant dum illa in lectīcā aureā recumbēns poēmata antīqua studēbat.
1.4 Ūnō diē iuvenis doctus nomine Dārius ad aulam vēnit quī librōs rārōs ex Graeciā portābat.
1.5 Rēgīna eum in nāvem invītāvit ut dē philosophiā Platōnis et carminibus Sapphōnis disputārent.
1.6 Dum flūmen lentē praeterfluēbat et sōl aureus in aquīs fulgebat animī eōrum propius accēdēbant.
1.7 Dārius versūs amātōriōs Persicōs recitābat quōs ipse composuerat et rēgīna rubōre suffūsa audiēbat.
1.8 Per multōs mēnsēs hae nāvigātiōnēs litterāriae continuābant et amōr inter eōs sicut flōs lōtī in aquā crēscēbat.
1.9 Tandem sub stellīs coruscantibus Dārius librum pretiosissimum carminum amōris rēgīnae obtulit.
1.10 In prīmā pāginā scrīptum erat "Roxānae rēgīnae cordis meī quae sapientia et pulchritūdine omnēs stellās superat."
1.11 Rēgīna commōta manum eius prehendit et dixit sē numquam tam pretiosum dōnum accēpisse.
1.12 Ex eō tempore Dārius factus est magister librōrum rēgiōrum et comes perpetuus nāvigātiōnum.
1.13 Nūptiās splendidās in ipsā nāve celebrāvērunt circumdatī mīlibus librōrum et flōribus rosārum.
1.14 Posteā semper ūnā nāvigābant legentēs et scribentēs nova poēmata dē amōre suō.
1.15 Fīliī et fīliae eōrum quoque amōrem litterārum hērēditāvērunt et bibliothēcam magnam in nāve aedificāvērunt.
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