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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="6"><l n="513">praeterea cum rarescunt quoque nubila ventis</l><l n="514">aut dissolvuntur solis super icta calore,</l><l n="515">mittunt umorem pluvium stillantque, quasi igni</l><l n="516">cera super calido tabescens multa liquescat.</l><l n="517">sed vehemens imber fit, ubi vehementer utraque</l><l n="518">nubila vi cumulata premuntur et impete venti.</l><l n="519">at retinere diu pluviae longumque morari</l><l n="520">consuerunt, ubi multa cientur semina aquarum</l><l n="521">atque aliis aliae nubes nimbique rigantes</l><l n="522">insuper atque omni vulgo de parte feruntur,</l><l n="523">terraque cum fumans umorem tota redhalat.</l><l n="524">hic ubi sol radiis tempestatem inter opacam</l><l n="525">adversa fulsit nimborum aspargine contra,</l><l n="526">tum color in nigris existit nubibus arqui.</l><l n="527">Cetera quae sursum crescunt sursumque creantur,</l><l n="528">et quae concrescunt in nubibus, omnia, prorsum</l><l n="529">omnia, nix venti grando gelidaeque pruinae</l><l n="530">et vis magna geli, magnum duramen aquarum,</l><l n="531">et mora quae fluvios passim refrenat aventis,</l><l n="532">perfacilest tamen haec reperire animoque videre,</l><l n="533">omnia quo pacto fiant quareve creentur,</l><l n="534">cum bene cognoris elementis reddita quae sint.</l><milestone unit="card" n="535"/><l n="535">Nunc age, quae ratio terrai motibus extet</l><l n="536">percipe. et in primis terram fac ut esse rearis</l><l n="537">supter item ut supera ventosis undique plenam</l><l n="538">speluncis multosque lacus multasque lucunas</l><l n="539">in gremio gerere et rupes deruptaque saxa;</l><l n="540">multaque sub tergo terrai flumina tecta</l><l n="541">volvere vi fluctus summersos <del>cae</del>ca putandumst;</l><l n="542"> undique enim similem esse sui res postulat ipsa.</l><l n="543">his igitur rebus subiunctis suppositisque</l><l n="544">terra superne tremit magnis concussa ruinis,</l><l n="545">subter ubi ingentis speluncas subruit aetas;</l><l n="546">quippe cadunt toti montes magnoque repente</l><l n="547">concussu late disserpunt inde tremores.</l><l n="548">et merito, quoniam plaustris concussa tremescunt</l><l n="549">tecta viam propter non magno pondere tota,</l><l n="550">nec minus exultant, si quidvis cumque viai</l><l n="551">ferratos utrimque rotarum succutit orbes.</l><l n="552">Fit quoque, ubi in magnas aquae vastasque lucunas</l><l n="553">gleba vetustate e terra provolvitur ingens,</l><l n="554">ut iactetur aquae fluctu quoque terra vacillans;</l><l n="555">ut vas inter <del>aquas</del> non quit constare, nisi umor</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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