<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="#theseus"><l n="677">sic pronus aer urguet atque avidum chaos,</l><l n="678">gradumque retro flectere haut umquam sinunt</l><l n="679">umbrae tenaces. intus immensi sinus</l><l n="680">placido quieta labitur Lethe vado </l><l n="681">demitque curas, neve remeandi amplius</l><l n="682">pateat facultas, flexibus multis gravem</l><l n="683">involvit amnem: qualis incertis vagus</l><l n="684">Maeander undis ludit et cedit sibi</l><l n="685">instatque dubius litus an fontem petat. </l><l n="686">palus inertis foeda Cocyti iacet;</l><l n="687">hic vultur, illic luctifer bubo gemit</l><l n="688">omenque triste resonat infaustae strigis.</l><l n="689">horrent opaca fronde nigrantes comae,</l><l n="690">taxo imminente quam tenet segnis Sopor, </l><l n="691">Famesque maesta tabido rictu iacet</l><l n="692">Pudorque serus conscios vultus tegit.</l><l n="693">Metus Pavorque + Funus et frendens Dolor</l><l n="694">aterque Luctus sequitur et Morbus tremens</l><l n="695">et cincta ferro Bella; in extremo abdita </l><l n="696">iners Senectus adiuvat baculo gradum.</l></sp><sp who="#amphitryon"><speaker>Amph.</speaker><l n="697">Estne aliqua tellus Cereris aut Bacchi ferax?</l></sp><sp who="#theseus"><speaker>Thes.</speaker><l n="698">Non prata viridi laeta facie germinant</l><l n="699">nec adulta leni fluctuat Zephyro seges;</l><l n="700">non ulla ramos silva pomiferos habet: </l><l n="701">sterilis profundi vastitas squalet soli</l><l n="702">et foeda tellus torpet aeterno situ.</l><l n="703"><del>rerumque maestus finis et mundi ultima</del></l><l n="704">immotus aer haeret et pigro sedet</l><l n="705">nox atra mundo: cuncta maerore horrida </l><pb n="p.27"/><l n="706">ipsaque morte peior est mortis locus.</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>