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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="220">tantum quod momen mutatum dicere possis.</l><l n="221">quod nisi declinare solerent, omnia deorsum</l><l n="222">imbris uti guttae caderent per inane profundum</l><l n="223">nec foret offensus natus nec plaga creata</l><l n="224">principiis; ita nihil umquam natura creasset.</l><l n="225">Quod si forte aliquis credit graviora potesse</l><l n="226">corpora, quo citius rectum per inane feruntur,</l><l n="227">incidere ex supero levioribus atque ita plagas</l><l n="228">gignere, quae possint genitalis reddere motus,</l><l n="229">avius a vera longe ratione recedit.</l><l n="230">nam per aquas quae cumque cadunt atque aera rarum,</l><l n="231">haec pro ponderibus casus celerare necessest</l><l n="232">propterea quia corpus aquae naturaque tenvis</l><l n="233">aeris haud possunt aeque rem quamque morari,</l><l n="234">sed citius cedunt gravioribus exsuperata;</l><l n="235">at contra nulli de nulla parte neque ullo</l><l n="236">tempore inane potest vacuum subsistere rei,</l><l n="237">quin, sua quod natura petit, concedere pergat;</l><l n="238">omnia qua propter debent per inane quietum</l><l n="239">aeque ponderibus non aequis concita ferri.</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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