Squalida sed quoniam facies, neglectaque cultû
Caesaries; multisque malis lassata senectus
Eripuit solitam effigiem: vetus accipe nomen;
Roma vocor. (Carm. l. 2, p. 77).
He spins this allegory beyond all measure or patience. The Epistles to Urban V in prose are more simple and persuasive (Senilium, l. vii. p. 811-827 l. ix. epist. i. p. 844-854).