Sicuti Est Naturae

English Translation BOOK 1 Proem Nature, as one to another it seems bad omens, envois, at entering at this stage of preliminary dictates our way of thinking, worship saddens; He, who follows many years, having mastered what can only be dedicated once only, he too, 5 Lucretius sculptures and engraves upon given to exonerate the few, prevents who'd challenge, that I, for living too his death shall be rectified. More can be disguised of this natural habitat; arbitrary affections him this beginning life you 10 carrying on his works by the modern means following, and follow him like a glide-bearing hero of the past, whose realm would imagine selflessness would caress upon many pages upon the sense of denial to repent against the, 15 means of depicting heroes do, when go fetch It would throughout time and space, fetch far. Forage is to study, my works of unforeseeable futures, are his so clearly seen to be absorbed Intention is by virtue to find truth good reason. 20 I would amble on covalent, being discretionary by the term matter, to abstain willingly enough, madness which follows from many years work. Thereby, depicting madness, the living memory Of one, who so focused on himself, for them, 25 appraisals which help him get over what some, common folk call insane, there is nothing bad sad about getting away from all of this world. If I am to be looked at in the same vane aspect, Non existing would have travelled all his books 30 He’d have noticed nothing, disclaim having read Giving praise alone that unknown lies imminent Whose stature is the living memory of a mentor.