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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text n="Phaed."><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi005.perseus-lat2"><sp who="#chorus"><l n="977">prodesse bonis, nocuisse malis?</l><l n="978">res humanas ordine nullo</l><l n="979">Fortuna regit sparsitque manu</l><l n="980">munera caeca, peiora fovens; </l><l n="981">vincit sanctos dira libido,</l><l n="982">fraus sublimi regnat in aula.</l><l n="983">tradere turpi fasces populus</l><l n="984">gaudet, eosdem colit atque odit.</l><l n="985">tristis virtus perversa tulit </l><l n="986">praemia recti:</l><l n="987">castos sequitur mala paupertas</l><l n="988">vitioque potens regnat adulter:</l><l n="989">o vane pudor falsumque decus! </l><l n="989b">Sed quid citato nuntius properat gradu </l><l n="990">rigatque maestis lugubrem vultum genis? </l></sp><sp who="#nuntius theseus"><speaker>Nuntius Theseus</speaker><l n="991">O sors acerba et dura, famulatus gravis,</l><l n="992">cur me ad nefandum nuntium casus vocat?</l></sp><sp who="#theseus"><speaker>Thes.</speaker><l n="993">Ne metue cladis fortiter fari asperas:</l><pb n="p.191"/><l n="994">non imparatum pectus aerumnis fero.</l></sp><sp who="#nuntius"><speaker>Nvnt.</speaker><l n="995">Vocem dolori lingua luctificam negat. </l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>
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