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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:lang="lat"><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0893.phi005.perseus-lat2"><div type="textpart" n="2" subtype="book"><div type="textpart" n="1" subtype="poem"><l n="241">fortis Alexandri voltum simulantia. quod si</l><l n="242">iudicium subtile videndis artibus illud</l><l n="243">ad libros et ad haec Musarum dona vocares,</l><l n="244">Boeotum in crasso iurares aere natum.</l><l n="245">At neque dedecorant tua de se iudicia atque </l><l n="246">munera, quae multa dantis cum laude tulerunt</l><l n="247">dilecti tibi <note n="1"/> Vergilius Variusque <note n="2"/> poetae,</l><l n="248">nec magis expressi voltus per aenea signa,</l><l n="249">quam per vatis opus mores animique virorum</l><l n="250">clarorum apparent, nec sermones ego mallem </l><l n="251">repentis per humum quam res componere gestas,</l><l n="252">terrarumque situs et flumina dicere, et arces</l><l n="253">montibus impositas et barbara regna, tuisque</l><l n="254">auspiciis totum confecta duclla per orbem,</l><l n="255">claustraque custodem pacis cohibentia Ianum, </l><pb n="p.418"/><l n="256">et formidatam Parthis te principe Romam,</l><l n="257">si quantum cuperem possem quoque; sed neque parvum</l><l n="258">carmen maiestas recipit tua, nec meus audet</l><l n="259">rem temptare pudor quam vires ferre recusent.</l><l n="260">sedulitas autem stulte quem diligit urget, </l></div></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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