<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text n="Tro."><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi002.perseus-lat2"><sp who="#chorus"><l n="379">nostri, cum profugo spiritus halitu</l><l n="380">immixtus nebulis cessit in aera </l><l n="381">et nudum tetigit subdita fax latus?</l><l n="382">Quicquid sol oriens, quicquid et occidens</l><l n="383">novit, caeruleis Oceanus fretis</l><l n="384">quicquid bis veniens et fugiens lavat, ,</l><l n="385">aetas Pegaseo corripiet gradu. </l><l n="386">quo bis sena volant sidera turbine,</l><l n="387">quo cursu properat volvere saecula</l><l n="388">astrorum dominus, quo properat modo</l><l n="389">obliquis Hecate currere flexibus:</l><l n="390">hoc omnes petimus fata nec amplius, </l><l n="391">iuratos superis qui tetigit lacus,</l><l n="392">usquam est: ut calidis fumus ab ignibus</l><l n="393">vanescit, spatium per breve sordidus,</l><l n="394">ut nubes, gravidas quas modo vidimus,</l><l n="395">arctoi Boreae dissicit impetus: </l><l n="396">sic hic, quo regimur, spiritus effluet.</l><l n="397">post mortem nihil est ipsaque mors nihil,</l><l n="398">velocis spatii meta novissima;</l><l n="399">spem ponant avidi, solliciti metum:</l><pb n="p.65"/><l n="400">tempus nos avidum devorat et chaos. </l><l n="401">mors individua est, noxia corpori</l><l n="402">nec parcens animae: Taenara et aspero</l><l n="403">regnum sub domino limen et obsidens</l><l n="404">custos non facili Cerberus ostio</l><l n="405">rumores vacui verbaque inania </l><l n="406">et par sollicito fabula somnio.</l><l n="407">quaeris quo iaceas post obitum loco?</l><l n="408">quo non nata iacent.—</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>