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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="947">claricitat late sitientia saecla ferarum.</l><l n="948">denique nota vagis silvestria templa tenebant</l><l n="949">nympharum, quibus e scibant umore fluenta</l><l n="950">lubrica proluvie larga lavere umida saxa,</l><l n="951">umida saxa, super viridi stillantia musco,</l><l n="952">et partim plano scatere atque erumpere campo.</l><l n="953">necdum res igni scibant tractare neque uti</l><l n="954">pellibus et spoliis corpus vestire ferarum,</l><l n="955">sed nemora atque cavos montis silvasque colebant</l><l n="956">et frutices inter condebant squalida membra</l><l n="957">verbera ventorum vitare imbrisque coacti.</l><l n="958">nec commune bonum poterant spectare neque ullis</l><l n="959">moribus inter se scibant nec legibus uti.</l><l n="960">quod cuique obtulerat praedae fortuna, ferebat</l><l n="961">sponte sua sibi quisque valere et vivere doctus.</l><l n="962">et Venus in silvis iungebat corpora amantum;</l><l n="963">conciliabat enim vel mutua quamque cupido</l><l n="964">vel violenta viri vis atque inpensa libido</l><l n="965">vel pretium, glandes atque arbita vel pira lecta.</l><l n="966">et manuum mira freti virtute pedumque</l><l n="967">consectabantur silvestria saecla ferarum</l><l n="968">missilibus saxis et magno pondere clavae.</l><l n="969">multaque vincebant, vitabant pauca latebris;</l><l n="970">saetigerisque pares subus silvestria membra</l><l n="971">nuda dabant terrae nocturno tempore capti,</l><l n="972">circum se foliis ac frondibus involventes.</l><l n="973">nec plangore diem magno solemque per agros</l><l n="974">quaerebant pavidi palantes noctis in umbris,</l><l n="975">sed taciti respectabant somnoque sepulti,</l><l n="976">dum rosea face sol inferret lumina caelo.</l><l n="977">a parvis quod enim consuerant cernere semper</l><l n="978">alterno tenebras et lucem tempore gigni,</l><l n="979">non erat ut fieri posset mirarier umquam</l><l n="980">nec diffidere, ne terras aeterna teneret</l><l n="981">nox in perpetuum detracto lumine solis.</l><l n="982">sed magis illud erat curae, quod saecla ferarum</l><l n="983">infestam miseris faciebant saepe quietem.</l><l n="984">eiectique domo fugiebant saxea tecta</l><l n="985">spumigeri suis adventu validique leonis</l><l n="986">atque intempesta cedebant nocte paventes</l><l n="987">hospitibus saevis instrata cubilia fronde.</l><milestone unit="card" n="988"/><l n="988">Nec nimio tum plus quam nunc mortalia saecla</l><l n="989"> dulcia linquebant lamentis lumina vitae.</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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