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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="148">convestire sua perfundens omnia luce,</l><l n="149">omnibus in promptu manifestumque esse videmus.</l><l n="150">at vapor is, quem sol mittit, lumenque serenum</l><l n="151">non per inane meat vacuum; quo tardius ire</l><l n="152">cogitur, aerias quasi dum diverberat undas;</l><l n="153">nec singillatim corpuscula quaeque vaporis</l><l n="154">sed complexa meant inter se conque globata;</l><l n="155">qua propter simul inter se retrahuntur et extra</l><l n="156">officiuntur, uti cogantur tardius ire.</l><l n="157">at quae sunt solida primordia simplicitate,</l><l n="158">cum per inane meant vacuum nec res remoratur</l><l n="159">ulla foris atque ipsa suis e partibus unum,</l><l n="160">unum, in quem coepere, locum conixa feruntur,</l><l n="161">debent ni mirum praecellere mobilitate</l><l n="162">et multo citius ferri quam lumina solis</l><l n="163">multiplexque loci spatium transcurrere eodem</l><l n="164">tempore quo solis pervolgant fulgura caelum.</l><l n="164a">* * *</l><l n="165">nec persectari primordia singula quaeque,</l><l n="166">ut videant qua quicque geratur cum ratione.</l><l n="167">At quidam contra haec, ignari materiai,</l><l n="168">naturam non posse deum sine numine reddunt</l><l n="169">tanto opere humanis rationibus atmoderate</l><l n="170">tempora mutare annorum frugesque creare</l><l n="171">et iam cetera, mortalis quae suadet adire</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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