Note 272 — Chapter VI · CONVERSATION
George Herbert Ely translation
He used to amuse himself with a drunken impromptu-monger, a Roman named Querno, whom he jestingly called Archipoeta. Querno says to him:
Archipoeta facit versus pro mille poetis.
[Arch-poet makes enough verses for a thousand poets]
Leo replies:
Et pro mille aliis Archipoeta bibit.
[And drinks enough for another thousand]
Archipoeta responds:
Porrige quod faciat mihi carmina docta, Falernum,
[Give me some Falernian, to inspire my song]
and Leo:
Hoc etiam enervat debilitatque pedes.
[That also renders your feet weak and shaky]