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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="993">nam fluere hac species, illac calor ire videtur,</l><l n="994">atque aliis aliud citius transmittere eadem.</l><l n="995">scilicet id fieri cogit natura viarum</l><l n="996">multimodis varians, ut paulo ostendimus ante,</l><l n="997">propter dissimilem naturam textaque rerum.</l><l n="998">Qua propter, bene ubi haec confirmata atque locata</l><l n="999">omnia constiterint nobis praeposta parata,</l><l n="1000">quod super est, facile hinc ratio reddetur et omnis</l><l n="1001">causa pate fiet, quae ferri pelliciat vim.</l><milestone unit="card" n="1002"/><l n="1002">Principio fluere e lapide hoc permulta necessest</l><l n="1003">semina sive aestum, qui discutit <choice><reg>aeera</reg><orig>aeëra</orig></choice> plagis,</l><l n="1004">inter qui lapidem ferrumque est cumque locatus.</l><l n="1005">hoc ubi inanitur spatium multusque vace fit</l><l n="1006">in medio locus, extemplo primordia ferri</l><l n="1007">in vacuum prolapsa cadunt coniuncta, fit utque</l><l n="1008">anulus ipse sequatur eatque ita corpore toto.</l><l n="1009">nec res ulla magis primoribus ex elementis</l><l n="1010">indupedita suis arte conexa cohaeret</l><l n="1011">quam validi ferri natura et frigidus horror.</l><l n="1012">quo minus est mirum, quod dicitur esse alienum,</l><l n="1013">corpora si nequeunt e ferro plura coorta</l><l n="1014">in vacuum ferri, quin anulus ipse sequatur;</l><l n="1015">quod facit et sequitur, donec pervenit ad ipsum</l><l n="1016">iam lapidem caecisque in eo compagibus haesit.</l><l n="1017">hoc fit idem cunctas in partis; unde vace fit</l><l n="1018">cumque locus, sive e transverso sive superne,</l><l n="1019">corpora continuo in vacuum vicina feruntur;</l><l n="1020">quippe agitantur enim plagis aliunde nec ipsa</l><l n="1021">sponte sua sursum possunt consurgere in auras.</l><l n="1022">huc accedit item, quare queat id magis esse,</l><l n="1023">haec quoque res adiumento motuque iuvatur,</l><l n="1024">quod, simul a fronte est anelli rarior <choice><reg>aeer</reg><orig>aeër</orig></choice></l><l n="1025">factus inanitusque locus magis ac vacuatus,</l><l n="1026">continuo fit uti qui post est cumque locatus</l><l n="1027"><choice><reg>aeer</reg><orig>aeër</orig></choice> a tergo quasi provehat atque propellat.</l><l n="1028">semper enim circum positus res verberat <choice><reg>aeer</reg><orig>aeër</orig></choice>;</l><l n="1029">sed tali fit uti propellat tempore ferrum,</l><l n="1030">parte quod ex una spatium vacat et capit in se.</l><l n="1031">hic, tibi quem memoro, per crebra foramina ferri</l><l n="1032">parvas ad partis subtiliter insinuatus</l><l n="1033">trudit et inpellit, quasi navem velaque ventus.</l><l n="1034"> denique res omnes debent in corpore habere</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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