<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1294.phi002.perseus-lat2" xml:id="stoa0045.stoa0"><body><div type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1294.phi002.perseus-lat2" xml:lang="lat"><div type="textpart" subtype="book" n="1"><div type="textpart" subtype="poem" n="78"><head>LXXVIII</head><l n="1">Indignas premeret pestis cum tabida fauces </l><l n="2">Inque ipsos vultus serperet atra lues, </l><l n="3">Siccis ipse genis flentes hortatus amicos </l><l n="4">Decrevit Stygios Festus adire lacus. </l><l n="5">Nec tamen obscuro pia polluit ora veneno </l><l n="6">Aut torsit lenta tristia fata fame, </l><l n="7">Sanctam Romana vitam sed morte peregit </l><l n="8">Dimisitque animam nobiliore rogo. </l><l n="9">Hanc mortem fatis magni praeferre Catonis </l><l n="10">Fama potest: huius Caesar amicus erat. <pb/>
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