<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="825">faciemque retro flexit atque omni petit </l><l n="826">cervice terram; tum sub Herculeas caput</l><l n="827">abscondit umbras, densa sed laeto venit</l><l n="828">clamore turba frontibus laurum gerens</l><l n="829">magnique meritas Herculis laudes canit.</l><pb n="p.31"/><l n="830">Natus Eurystheus properante partu </l><l n="831">iusserat mundi penetrare fundum:</l><l n="832">derat hoc solum numero laborum,</l><l n="833">tertiae regem spoliare sortis.</l><l n="834">ausus es caecos aditus inire,</l><l n="835">ducit ad manes via qua remotos </l><l n="836">tristis et nigra metuenda silva,</l><l n="837">sed frequens magna comitante turba.</l><l n="838">Quantus incedit populus per urbes</l><l n="839">ad novi ludos avidus theatri,</l><l n="840">quantus Eleum ruit ad Tonantem, </l><l n="841">quinta cum sacrum revocavit aestas;</l><l n="842">quanta, cum longae redit hora nocti</l><l n="843">crescere et somnos cupiens quietos</l><l n="844">libra Phoebeos tenet aequa currus,</l><l n="845">turba secretam Cererem frequentat </l><l n="846">et citi tectis properant relictis</l><l n="847">Attici noctem celebrare mystae :</l><l n="848">tanta per campos agitur silentes</l><l n="849">turba; pars tarda graditur senecta,</l><l n="850">tristis et longa satiata vita: </l><l n="851">pars adhuc currit melioris aevi:</l><l n="852">virgines nondum thalamis iugatae</l><l n="853">et comis nondum positis ephebi</l><l n="854">matris et nomen modo doctus infans,</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>