<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text><body><div type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi001.perseus-lat2" xml:lang="lat"><sp who="#amphitryon"><l n="647">magnanime nati. pande virtutum ordinem,</l><l n="648">quam longa maestos ducat ad manes via,</l><l n="649">ut vincla tulerit dura Tartareus canis.</l></sp><sp who="#theseus"><speaker>Thes.</speaker><l n="650">Memorare cogis acta securae quoque </l><l n="651">horrenda menti. vix adhuc certa est fides</l><l n="652">vitalis aurae, torpet acies luminum</l><l n="653">hebetesque visus vix diem insuetum ferunt.</l></sp><milestone n="654" unit="card"/><sp who="#amphitryon"><speaker>Amph.</speaker><l n="654">Pervince, Theseu, quicquid alto in pectore</l><l n="655">remanet pavoris neve te fructu optimo </l><l n="656">frauda laborum: quae fuit durum pati,</l><l n="657">meminisse dulce est fare casus horridos.</l></sp><sp who="#theseus"><speaker>Thes.</speaker><l n="658">Fas omne mundi teque dominantem precor</l><l n="659">regno capaci teque quam amotam inrita</l><l n="660">quaesivit Enna mater, ut iura abdita </l><l n="661">et operta terris liceat impune eloqui.</l><l n="662">Spartana tellus nobile attollit iugum,</l><l n="663">densis ubi aequor Taenarus silvis premit;</l><l n="664">hic ora solvit Ditis invisi domus</l><l n="665">hiatque rupes alta et immenso specu </l><l n="666">ingens vorago faucibus vastis patet</l><l n="667">latumque pandit omnibus populis iter.</l><l n="668">non caeca tenebris incipit. primo via;</l><l n="669">tenuis relictae lucis a tergo nitor</l><l n="670">fulgorque dubius solis afflicti cadit </l><l n="671">et ludit aciem:- nocte sic mixta solet</l><l n="672">praebere lumen primus aut serus dies.</l><l n="673">hinc ampla vacuis spatia laxantur locis,</l><l n="674">in quae omne mersum penetrat humanum genus.</l><l n="675">nec ire labor est; ipsa deducit via: </l><l n="676">ut saepe puppes aestus invitas rapit,</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>