Ad Quintilianum

O CHIEF director of the growing race,

Of Rome the glory and of Rome the grace,

Me, O Quintilian, may you not forgive

Before from labour I make haste to live?

Some burn to gather wealth, lay hands on rule,

Or with white statues fill the atrium full.

The talking hearth¹, the rafters sweet with smoke,

Live fountains and rough grass, my line invoke²:

A sturdy slave, not too learned wife,

Nights filled with slumber³, and a quiet life.

1 hearth   

n.壁炉炉床，壁炉地面

参考例句：

• She came and sat in a chair before the hearth.她走过来，在炉子前面的椅子上坐下。
• She comes to the hearth,and switches on the electric light there.她走到壁炉那里，打开电灯。

2 invoke   

v.求助于(神、法律)；恳求，乞求

参考例句：

• Let us invoke the blessings of peace.让我们祈求和平之福。
• I hope I'll never have to invoke this clause and lodge a claim with you.我希望我永远不会使用这个条款向你们索赔。

3 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。