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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text><body><div type="edition" xml:lang="lat" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0550.phi001.perseus-lat1"><div type="textpart" subtype="book" n="2"><l n="1169">temporis incusat momen saeclumque fatigat,</l><l n="1170">et crepat, antiquum genus ut pietate repletum</l><l n="1171">perfacile angustis tolerarit finibus aevom,</l><l n="1172">cum minor esset agri multo modus ante viritim;</l><l n="1173">nec tenet omnia paulatim tabescere et ire</l><l n="1174">ad capulum spatio aetatis defessa vetusto.</l></div><div type="textpart" subtype="book" n="3"><head>Liber Tertius</head><milestone unit="card" n="1"/><l n="1">E tenebris tantis tam clarum extollere lumen</l><l n="2">qui primus potuisti inlustrans commoda vitae,</l><l n="3">te sequor, o Graiae gentis decus, inque tuis nunc</l><l n="4">ficta pedum pono pressis vestigia signis,</l><l n="5">non ita certandi cupidus quam propter amorem</l><l n="6">quod te imitari aveo; quid enim contendat hirundo</l><l n="7">cycnis, aut quid nam tremulis facere artubus haedi</l><l n="8">consimile in cursu possint et fortis equi vis?</l><l n="9">tu, pater, es rerum inventor, tu patria nobis</l><l n="10">suppeditas praecepta, tuisque ex, inclute, chartis,</l><l n="11">floriferis ut apes in saltibus omnia libant,</l><l n="12">omnia nos itidem depascimur aurea dicta,</l><l n="13">aurea, perpetua semper dignissima vita.</l><l n="14">nam simul ac ratio tua coepit vociferari</l><l n="15">naturam rerum divina mente coorta</l><l n="16">diffugiunt animi terrores, moenia mundi</l><l n="17">discedunt. totum video per inane geri res.</l><l n="18">apparet divum numen sedesque quietae,</l><l n="19">quas neque concutiunt venti nec nubila nimbis</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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