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            <request>
                <requestName>GetPassage</requestName>
                <requestUrn>urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi003.perseus-lat2:617-636</requestUrn>
            </request>
            <reply>
                <urn>urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi003.perseus-lat2:617-636</urn>
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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="#polynices"><l n="617">tenere patrem, melius exilium est tibi</l><l n="618">quam reditus iste: crimine alieno exulas,</l><pb n="p.114"/><l n="619">tuo redibis. melius istis viribus</l><l n="620">nova regna nullo scelere maculata appetes. </l><l n="621">quin ipse frater arma comitatus tua</l><l n="622">tibi militabit. vade et id bellum gere</l><l n="623">in quo pater materque pugnanti tibi</l><l n="624">favere possint, regna cum scelere omnibus</l><l n="625">sunt exilis graviora, nunc belli mala </l><l n="626">propone, dubias Martis incerti vices:</l><l n="627">licet omne tecum Graeciae robur trahas,</l><l n="628">licet arma longe miles ac late explicet,</l><l n="629">fortuna belli semper ancipiti in loco est.</l><l n="630">quodcumque Mars decernit; exaequat duos, </l><l n="631">licet impares sint, gladius; et spes et metus</l><l n="632">Fors caeca versat, praemium incertum petis,</l><l n="633">certum scelus, favisse fac votis deos</l><l n="634">omnes tuis: cessere et aversi fugam</l><l n="635">petiere cives, clade funesta iacens </l><l n="636">obtexit agros miles— exultes licet</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>
                </passage>
            </reply>
            </GetPassage>