<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.phi007.perseus-lat2"><sp who="#clytemestra nutrix"><l n="121">ferrum, venena; vel Mycenaeas domos</l><l n="122">coniuncta socio profuge furtiva rate—</l><l n="123">quid timida loqueris furta et exilium et fugas?</l><l n="124">soror ista fecit; te decet maius nefas.</l></sp><sp who="#nutrix"><speaker>Nvtr.</speaker><l n="125">Regina Danaum et inclitum Ledae genus, </l><l n="126">quid tacita versas quidve consilii impotens</l><l n="127">tumido feroces impetus animo geris?</l><l n="128">licet ipsa sileas, totus in vultu est dolor.</l><l n="129">proin quicquid est, da tempus ac spatium tibi:</l><l n="130">quod ratio non quit saepe sanavit mora. </l></sp><sp who="#clytemestra"><speaker>Clyt.</speaker><l n="131">Maiora cruciant quam ut moras possim pati;</l><l n="132">flammae medullas et cor exurunt meum,</l><l n="133">mixtus dolori subdidit stimulos timor,</l><l n="134">invidia pulsat pectus; hinc animum iugo</l><l n="135">premit cupido turpis et vinci vetat: </l><l n="136">et inter istas mentis obsessae faces,</l><l n="137">fessus quidem et devinctus et pessumdatus,</l><l n="138">pudor rebellat. fluctibus variis agor,</l><l n="139">ut cum hinc profundum ventus, hinc aestus rapit,</l><l n="140">incerta dubitat unda cui cedat malo. </l><l n="141">proinde omisi regimen e manibus meis:</l><l n="142">quocumque me ira, qua dolor, quo spes feret,</l><l n="143">hoc ire pergam; fluctibus dedimus ratem:</l><l n="144">ubi animus errat, optimum est casum sequi.</l></sp><sp who="#nutrix"><speaker>Nvtr.</speaker><l n="145">Caeca est temeritas quae petit casum ducem. </l></sp><sp who="#clytemestra"><speaker>Clyt.</speaker><l n="146">Cui ultima est fortuna, quid dubiam timet?</l></sp><sp who="#nutrix"><speaker>Nvtr.</speaker><l n="147">Tuta est latetque culpa, si pateris, tua.</l></sp><pb n="p.248"/><sp who="#clytemestra"><speaker>Clyt.</speaker><l n="148">Perlucet omne regiae vitium domus.</l></sp><sp who="#nutrix"><speaker>Nvtr.</speaker><l n="149">Piget prioris et novum crimen struis?</l></sp><sp who="#clytemestra"><speaker>Clyt.</speaker><l n="150">Res est profecto stulta nequitiae modus. </l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>