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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="990">unus enim tum quisque magis deprensus eorum</l><l n="991">pabula viva feris praebebat, dentibus haustus,</l><l n="992">et nemora ac montis gemitu silvasque replebat</l><l n="993">viva videns vivo sepeliri viscera busto.</l><l n="994">at quos effugium servarat corpore adeso,</l><l n="995">posterius tremulas super ulcera tetra tenentes</l><l n="996">palmas horriferis accibant vocibus Orcum,</l><l n="997">donique eos vita privarant vermina saeva</l><l n="998">expertis opis, ignaros quid volnera vellent.</l><l n="999">at non multa virum sub signis milia ducta</l><l n="1000">una dies dabat exitio nec turbida ponti</l><l n="1001">aequora lidebant navis ad saxa virosque.</l><l n="1002">nam temere in cassum frustra mare saepe coortum</l><l n="1003">saevibat leviterque minas ponebat inanis,</l><l n="1004">nec poterat quemquam placidi pellacia ponti</l><l n="1005">subdola pellicere in fraudem ridentibus undis.</l><l n="1006">improba navigii ratio tum caeca iacebat.</l><l n="1007">tum penuria deinde cibi languentia leto</l><l n="1008">membra dabat, contra nunc rerum copia mersat.</l><l n="1009">illi inprudentes ipsi sibi saepe venenum</l><l n="1010">vergebant, nunc dant <del>aliis</del> sollertius ipsi.</l><milestone unit="card" n="1011"/><l n="1011">Inde casas postquam ac pellis ignemque pararunt</l><l n="1012">et mulier coniuncta viro concessit in unum</l><l><gap reason="lost"/></l><l n="1013">cognita sunt, prolemque ex se videre creatam,</l><l n="1014">tum genus humanum primum mollescere coepit.</l><l n="1015">ignis enim curavit, ut alsia corpora frigus</l><l n="1016">non ita iam possent caeli sub tegmine ferre,</l><l n="1017">et Venus inminuit viris puerique parentum</l><l n="1018">blanditiis facile ingenium fregere superbum.</l><l n="1019">tunc et amicitiem coeperunt iungere aventes</l><l n="1020">finitimi inter se nec laedere nec violari,</l><l n="1021">et pueros commendarunt muliebreque saeclum,</l><l n="1022">vocibus et gestu cum balbe significarent</l><l n="1023">imbecillorum esse aequum misererier omnis.</l><l n="1024">nec tamen omnimodis poterat concordia gigni,</l><l n="1025">sed bona magnaque pars servabat foedera caste;</l><l n="1026">aut genus humanum iam tum foret omne peremptum</l><l n="1027">nec potuisset adhuc perducere saecla propago.</l><milestone unit="card" n="1028"/><l n="1028">At varios linguae sonitus natura subegit</l><l n="1029">mittere et utilitas expressit nomina rerum,</l><l n="1030">non alia longe ratione atque ipsa videtur</l><l n="1031">protrahere ad gestum pueros infantia linguae,</l><l n="1032">cum facit ut digito quae sint praesentia monstrent.</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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