<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text n="Thy."><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi008.perseus-lat2"><sp who="#chorus"><l n="399">nullo cum strepitu dies.</l><l n="400">plebeius moriar senex. </l><l n="401">illi mors gravis incubat</l><l n="402">qui, notus nimis omnibus,</l><l n="403">ignotus moritur sibi.</l></sp><milestone n="404" unit="card"/><sp who="#thyestes tantalus"><speaker>Thyestes Tantalus Plisthenes Tacitus</speaker><l n="404">Optata patriae tecta et Argolicas opes</l><l n="405">miserisque summum ac maxime exulibus bonum,</l><l n="406">tractum soli natalis et patrios deos</l><l n="407">(si sunt tamen di) cerno, Cyclopum sacras</l><l n="408">turres, labore maius humano decus,</l><pb n="p.295"/><l n="409">celebrata iuveni stadia, per quae nobilis</l><l n="410">palmam paterno non semel curru tuli. </l><l n="411">occurret Argos, populus occurret frequens—</l><l n="412">sed nempe et Atreus. repete silvestres fugas</l><l n="413">saltusque densos potius et mixtam feris</l><l n="414">similemque vitam; clarus hic regni nitor</l><l n="415">fulgore non est quod oculos falso auferat: </l><l n="416">cum quod datur spectabis, et dantem aspice.</l><l n="417">modo inter illa, quae putant cuncti aspera,</l><l n="418">fortis fui laetusque; nunc contra in metus</l><l n="419">revolvor: animus haeret ac retro cupit</l><l n="420">corpus referre, moveo nolentem gradum. </l></sp><sp who="#tantalus"><speaker>Tant.</speaker><l n="421">Pigro (quid hoc est?) genitor incessu stupet</l><l n="422">vultumque versat seque in incerto tenet.</l></sp><sp who="#thyestes"><speaker>Thy.</speaker><l n="423">Quid, anime, pendes quidve consilium diu</l><l n="424">tam facile torques? rebus incertissimis,</l><l n="425">fratri atque regno, credis ac metuis mala </l><l n="426">iam victa, iam mansueta et aerumnas fugis</l><l n="427">bene collocatas? esse iam miserum iuvat,</l><l n="428">reflecte gressum, dum licet, teque eripe.</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>