<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text n="Med."><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi004.perseus-lat2"><sp who="#medea"><l n="229">qui saxa cantu mulcet et silvas trahit,</l><l n="230">geminum que numen Castor et Pollux meum est </l><l n="231">satique Borea quique trans Pontum quoque</l><l n="232">summota Lynceus lumine inmisso videt,</l><l n="233">omnesque Minyae: nam ducem taceo ducum,</l><l n="234">pro quo nihil debetur: hunc nulli imputo;</l><l n="235">vobis revexi ceteros, unum mihi. </l><l n="236">incesse nunc et cuncta flagitia ingere.</l><l n="237">fatebor: obici crimen hoc solum potest,</l><l n="238">Argo reversa, virgini placeat pudor</l><l n="239">paterque placeat: tota cum ducibus ruet</l><l n="240">Pelasga tellus, hic tuus primum gener </l><l n="241">tauri ferocis ore flammanti occidet.</l><l n="242">fortuna causam quae volet nostram premat,</l><l n="243">non paenitet servasse tot regum decus.</l><l n="244">quodcumque culpa praemium ex omni tuli,</l><l n="245">hoc est penes te. si placet, damna ream; </l><l n="246">sed redde crimen, sum nocens, fateor, Creo:</l><l n="247">talem sciebas esse, cum genua attigi</l><l n="248">fidemque supplex praesidis dextrae peti;</l><l n="249">terra hac miseriis angulum ac sedem rogo</l><l n="250">latebrasque viles: urbe si pelli placet, </l><l n="251">detur remotus aliquis in regnis locus.</l></sp><milestone n="252" unit="card"/><sp who="#creon"><speaker>Cr.</speaker><l n="252">Non esse me qui sceptra violentus geram</l><l n="253">nec qui superbo miserias calcem pede,</l><l n="254">testatus equidem videor haud clare parum</l><l n="255">generum exulem legendo et adflictum et gravi </l><pb n="p.128"/><l n="256">terrore pavidum, quippe quem poenae expetit</l><l n="257">letoque Acastus regna Thessalica optinens.</l><l n="258">senio trementem debili atque aevo gravem</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>