<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text n="Oed."><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi006.perseus-lat2"><sp who="#nuntius"><l n="962">manus in ora torsit, at contra truces</l><l n="963">oculi steterunt et suam intenti manum</l><l n="964">ultro insecuntur, vulneri occurrunt suo.</l><l n="965">scrutatur avidus manibus uncis lumina, </l><l n="966">radice ab ima funditus vulsos simul</l><l n="967">evolvit orbes; haeret in vacuo manus</l><l n="968">et fixa penitus unguibus lacerat cavos</l><l n="969">alte recessus luminum et inanes sinus,</l><l n="970">saevitque frustra plusque quam satis est furit. </l><l n="971">Factum est periclum lucis; attollit caput</l><l n="972">cavisque lustrans orbibus caeli plagas</l><l n="973">noctem experitur. quicquid effossis male</l><l n="974">dependet oculis rumpit, et victor deos</l><l n="975">conclamat omnis: 'parcite, en, patriae precor: </l><l n="976">iam iusta feci, debitas poenas tuli;</l><l n="977">inventa thalamis digna nox tandem meis.</l><l n="978">rigat ora foedus imber et lacerum caput</l><l n="979">largum revulsis sanguinem venis vomit.</l></sp><milestone n="980" unit="card"/><sp who="#chorus"><speaker>Chorus</speaker><l n="980">Fatis agimur: cedite fatis; </l><l n="981">non sollicitae possunt curae</l><l n="982">mutare rati stamina fusi.</l><l n="983">quicquid patimur mortale genus,</l><pb n="p.238"/><l n="984">quicquid facimus venit ex alto,</l><l n="985">servatque suae decreta colus. </l><l n="986">Lachesis nulla revoluta manu.</l><l n="987">omnia secto tramite vadunt</l><l n="988">primusque dies dedit extremum:</l><l n="989">non illa deo vertisse licet</l><l n="990">quae nexa suis currunt causis. </l><l n="991">it cuique ratus prece non ulla</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>