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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text n="Phoen."><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi003.perseus-lat2"><sp who="#oedipus"><l n="140">quid perdis ultra verba? quid pectus ferum </l><l n="141">mollire temptas precibus? hoc animo sedet</l><l n="142">effundere hanc cum morte luctantem diu</l><l n="143">animam et tenebras petere: nam sceleri haec meo</l><pb n="p.98"/><l n="144">parum alta nox est: Tartaro condi iuvat,</l><l n="145">et si quid ultra Tartarum est; tandem libet </l><l n="146">quod olim oportet, morte prohiberi haud queo.</l><l n="147">ferrum negabis? noxias lapsu vias</l><l n="148">eludes et artis colla laqueis inseri</l><l n="149">prohibebis? herbas quae ferunt letum auferes?</l><l n="150">quid ista tandem cura proficiet tua? </l><l n="151">ubique mors est. optume hoc cavit deus:</l><l n="152">eripere vitam nemo non homini, potest,</l><l n="153">at nemo mortem; mille ad hanc aditus patent.</l><l n="154">nil quaero: dextra noster et nuda solet</l><l n="155">bene animus uti— dextra, nunc toto impetu, </l><l n="156">toto dolore, viribus totis veni.</l><l n="157">non destino unum vulneri nostro locum:</l><l n="158">totus nocens sum: qua Voles mortem exige.</l><l n="159">effringe pectus corque tot scelerum capax</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>
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