<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text n="Phoen."><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi003.perseus-lat2"><sp who="#eteocles"><l n="654">Regnare non vult esse qui invisus timet:</l><l n="655">simul ista mundi conditor posuit deus, </l><l n="656">odium atque regnum: regis hoc magni reor,</l><l n="657">odia ipsa premere, multa dominantem vetat</l><l n="658">amor suorum; plus in iratos licet,</l><l n="659">qui vult amari, languida regnat manu.</l></sp><sp who="#iocasta"><speaker>Ioc.</speaker><l n="660">Invisa numquam imperia retinentur diu. </l></sp><sp who="#eteocles"><speaker>Et.</speaker><l n="661">Praecepta melius imperi reges dabunt;</l><l n="662">exilia tu dispone, pro regno velim—</l></sp><sp who="#iocasta"><speaker>Ioc.</speaker><l n="663">Patriam penates coniugem flammis dare?</l></sp><sp who="#eteocles"><speaker>Et.</speaker><l n="664">Imperia pretio quolibet constant bene.</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>