Note 1141 — JUVENAL'S SATIRES. (continued 3)
Lewis Evans translation
Ast homini.
"But man, fell man, is not content to make The deadly sword for murder's impious sake, Though ancient smiths knew only to produce Spades, rakes, and mattocks for the rustic's use; And guiltless anvils in those ancient times Were not subservient to the soldier's crimes." Hodgson.