
Adversus naturam pec-
cantes.[1]
Those sinning against nature.
XLVIII.
Turpe quidem factu. sed & est res improba dictu,
[2]
Excipiat si quis choenice ventris onus.
Mensuram legisque modum hoc excedere sanctae est,
Quale sit incesto pollui adulterio.[3]
It is certainly foul as a deed but also a wicked thing to speak of, if someone were to empty the burden of his bowels into a bushel-box. This means exceeding the measure and limit of divine law as it would be defiled by impure adultery.
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