<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text><body><div type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi010.perseus-lat2" xml:lang="lat"><sp who="#octavia"><l n="91">nec fortunam capit ipse suam</l><l n="92">quam dedit illi per scelus ingens</l><l n="93">infanda parens, licet ingratum</l><l n="94">dirae pudeat munere matris</l><l n="95">hoc imperium cepisse, licet </l><l n="96">tantum munus morte rependat,</l><l n="97">feret hunc titulum post fata tamen</l><l n="98">femina longo semper in aevo.</l></sp><sp who="#nutrix"><speaker>Nvtr.</speaker><l n="99">Animi retine verba furentis,</l><l n="99b">temere emissam comprime vocem. </l></sp><sp who="#octavia"><speaker>Oct.</speaker><l n="100">Toleranda quamvis patiar, haud umquam queant </l><l n="101">nisi morte tristi nostra finiri mala.</l><l n="102">genetrice caesa, per scelus rapto patre,</l><l n="103">orbata fratre, miseriis luctu obruta,</l><l n="104">maerore pressa, coniugi invisa ac meae</l><l n="105">subiecta famulae luce non grata fruor, </l><l n="106">trepidante semper corde non mortis metu,</l><l n="107">sed sceleris— absit crimen a fatis meis,</l><l n="108">mori iuvabit; poena nam gravior nece est</l><pb n="p.401"/><l n="109">videre tumidos et truces miserae mihi</l><l n="110">vultus tyranni iungere atque hosti oscula. no</l><l n="111">timere nutus cuius obsequium meus</l><l n="112">haud ferre posset fata post fratris dolor</l><l n="113">scelere interempti, cuius imperium tenet</l><l n="114">et sorte gaudet auctor infandae necis.</l><l n="115">quam saepe tristis umbra germani meis </l><l n="116">offertur oculis, membra cum solvit quies</l><l n="117">et fessa fletu lumina oppressit sopor:</l><l n="118">modo facibus atris armat infirmas manus</l><l n="119">oculosque et ora fratris infestus petit,</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>