the last gold rush

"qua fornace graves, qua non incude catenae?
maximus in vinclis ferri modus, ut timeas ne
vomer deficiat, ne marra et sarcula desint."

--Juv. Satire 3 (tr. Braund, 2004)

('Is there a furnace or anvil anywhere that isn't weighed down with the making of chains? Most of our iron is turned into fetters. You should be worried about a shortage of ploughshares and a dearth of mattocks and hoes.')

Alexander Ross over.

fourth PHASE
smug HYENA
under whose brisk AEGIS
this recension leaps from the SNIDE
EASEL

Cento thread.

(via @CrookedCosmos)