Poem, (1602), Hermann Kirchner to Johann Thölde
| Author: | Hermann Kirchner |
| Recipient: | Johann Thölde |
| Type: | Poem |
| Date: | [1602] |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Quote as: | https://www.theatrum-paracelsicum.com/index.php?curid=5743 |
| Editor: | Edited by Julian Paulus |
| Source: | Basilius Valentinus, Ein kurtzer summarischer Tractat. Von dem grossen Stein der vhralten, ed. Johann Thölde, Johann Schleer (Zerbst) for Jacob Apel (Leipzig) 1602, sig. A2r [BP.BasVal.1602-01]
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| Abstract: | Kirchner compares the essential role of salt in cooking to Thölde's contributions in spreading wisdom and knowledge. He praises Thölde's ability to enrich and enlighten, akin to how salt enhances food, emphasizing Thölde's unique and valuable insights, particularly in the teachings of Plato. (generated by Chat-GPT) |
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Hermannvs Kircnervs I[vris] V[trivsqve] D[octor,] C[omes] P[alatinvs] Cæsareus, Profess[or] Marpurgensis ad Iohannem Tholdium Senatorem Francohusanum in Thuringia.
Exercent alii Vulcano operante Salinas,
Et condimentum dantque parantq́ue cibo.
Vtile! quid mensa est salis expers? optime Thöldi
Tu tamen utilius perficis auctor opus.
Nempe animi simul ipse salem scitumq́ue Platonis
Qua sola, quaq́ue patet, spargis aroma, salum.
Acclamare libet, vitæ felicior ille
A te, qui Thôldi, quærit habere salem.
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Generated by ChatGPT-4 on 4 January 2024. Attention: This translation is a machine translation by artificial intelligence. The translation has not been checked and should not be cited without additional human verification.
Hermann Kirchner, Doctor of Both Laws and Imperial Count Palatine, Professor at Marburg, to Johann Thölde, Senator of Frankenhausen in Thuringia.
Others engage in salt production with Vulcan's aid, providing and preparing seasoning for food. How useful! What is a meal without salt? Excellent Thöld, yet you complete a work more beneficial than the author's. Indeed, you also possess the salt and the clever teachings of Plato, which you alone spread far and wide, the fragrance, the salt. It seems right to declare, happier is the life of the one who seeks to have the salt from you, Thölde.
