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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="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><l n="172">ipsaque deducit dux vitae dia voluptas</l><l n="173">et res per Veneris blanditur saecla propagent,</l><l n="174">ne genus occidat humanum. quorum omnia causa</l><l n="175">constituisse deos cum fingunt, omnibus rebus</l><l n="176">magno opere a vera lapsi ratione videntur.</l><l n="177">nam quamvis rerum ignorem primordia quae sint,</l><l n="178">hoc tamen ex ipsis caeli rationibus ausim</l><l n="179">confirmare aliisque ex rebus reddere multis,</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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