The Rev. J. Mitford proposes to read—

Diligo rusticulum cum portat Dis duo quintum,

Et cantat Delos, est mihi dulce melos:

understanding _duo quintum_ to mean decimum, a tenth or tithe, and

explaining the whole, I like the peasant when he brings his tithe to Dis,

and sings “Delos,”—pays it from motives of devotion.

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