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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="5"><l n="728">astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,</l><l n="729">proinde quasi id fieri nequeat quod pugnat uterque</l><l n="730">aut minus hoc illo sit cur amplectier ausis.</l><l n="731">denique cur nequeat semper nova luna creari</l><l n="732">ordine formarum certo certisque figuris</l><l n="733">inque dies privos aborisci quaeque creata</l><l n="734">atque alia illius reparari in parte locoque,</l><l n="735">difficilest ratione docere et vincere verbis,</l><l n="736">ordine cum <del>videas</del> tam certo multa creari.</l><l n="737">it Ver et Venus et Veneris praenuntius ante</l><l n="738">pennatus graditur, Zephyri vestigia propter</l><l n="739">Flora quibus mater praespargens ante viai</l><l n="740">cuncta coloribus egregiis et odoribus opplet.</l><l n="741">inde loci sequitur Calor aridus et comes una</l><l n="742">pulverulenta Ceres <del>et</del> etesia flabra aquilonum.</l><l n="743">inde Autumnus adit, graditur simul Euhius Euan.</l><l n="744">inde aliae tempestates ventique secuntur,</l><l n="745">altitonans Volturnus et Auster fulmine pollens.</l><l n="746">tandem Bruma nives adfert pigrumque rigorem</l><l n="747">reddit. Hiemps sequitur crepitans hanc dentibus algu.</l><l n="748">quo minus est mirum, si certo tempore luna</l><l n="749">gignitur et certo deletur tempore rusus,</l><l n="750">cum fieri possint tam certo tempore multa.</l><milestone unit="card" n="751"/><l n="751">Solis item quoque defectus lunaeque latebras</l><l n="752">pluribus e causis fieri tibi posse putandumst.</l><l n="753">nam cur luna queat terram secludere solis</l><l n="754">lumine et a terris altum caput obstruere ei,</l><l n="755">obiciens caecum radiis ardentibus orbem,</l><l n="756">tempore eodem aliut facere id non posse putetur</l><l n="757">corpus, quod cassum labatur lumine semper?</l><l n="758">solque suos etiam dimittere languidus ignis</l><l n="759">tempore cur certo nequeat recreareque lumen,</l><l n="760">cum loca praeteriit flammis infesta per auras,</l><l n="761">quae faciunt ignis interstingui atque perire?</l><l n="762">et cur terra queat lunam spoliare vicissim</l><l n="763">lumine et oppressum solem super ipsa tenere,</l><l n="764">menstrua dum rigidas coni perlabitur umbras,</l><l n="765">tempore eodem aliud nequeat succurrere lunae</l><l n="766">corpus vel supra solis perlabier orbem,</l><l n="767">quod radios inter rumpat lumenque profusum?</l><l n="768">et tamen ipsa suo si fulget luna nitore,</l><l n="769"> cur nequeat certa mundi languescere parte,</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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