y ▁and ▁S all ust . ▁▁ 4 . 8 ▁Gr at ul atio ▁ad ▁I ul ium ▁Men ec r aten ▁(" Po em ▁of ▁Cong rat ulation ▁to ▁Julius ▁Men ec r ates ") ▁This ▁poem ▁con gr at ul ates ▁Men ec r ates ▁on ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁his ▁third ▁son , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁i us ▁tri um ▁liber orum , ▁but ▁the ▁poet ▁critic izes ▁Men ec r ates ▁for ▁not ▁writing ▁to ▁him ▁sooner ▁of ▁the ▁news ▁and ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁prayer ▁for ▁good ▁fortune . ▁▁ 4 . 9 ▁H ende c asy ll abi ▁I oc osi ▁ad ▁Plot ium ▁G ry p um ▁(" J est ing ▁H ende c asy ll ables ▁to ▁Plot ius ▁G ry pus ") ▁T aking ▁on ▁a ▁j oking ▁Cat ull an ▁attitude , ▁the ▁poet ▁express es ▁dis d ain ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁speech es ▁sent ▁by ▁G ry pus ▁to ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁Sat urn alia ▁and ▁asks ▁him ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁a ▁more ▁suitable ▁gift . ▁ ▁Book ▁ 5 ▁This ▁final ▁book ▁of ▁Stati us ' ▁Silva e ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁F la vi us ▁Ab asc ant us ▁who ▁is ▁pra ised ▁for ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁Pr isc illa . ▁▁ 5 . 1 ▁Ep iced ion ▁in ▁Pr isc ill am ▁Ab asc anti ▁U x orem ▁(" Cons olation ▁on ▁the ▁Death ▁of ▁Pr isc illa ") ▁This ▁long ▁poem