Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
purgĭto: āre, v. freq. a. purgo,
I to cleanse, purify, purge (Plautin.). *
I Lit.: carnificis angiporta purgitans, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 190, 10.—*
II Trop., to excuse one's self, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 23.