<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:phi1345.phi001.perseus-lat2" xml:lang="lat"><div type="textpart" subtype="book" n="1"><l n="661">Acrisioneis Tirynthia culmina muris.</l><l n="662">uos etiam Zanclen Siculi contra arma tyranni</l><l n="663">iuuisse egregium, uos et Campana tueri</l><l n="664">moenia, depulso Samnitum robore, dignum</l><l n="665">Sigeis duxistis auis. uetus incola Dauni,</l><l n="666">testor uos, fontes et stagna arcana Numici,</l><l n="667">cum felix nimium dimitteret Ardea pubem,</l><l n="668">sacra domumque ferens et aui penetralia Turni</l><l n="669">ultra Pyrenen Laurentia nomina duxi.</l><l n="670">cur ut decisa atque auulsa a corpore membra</l><l n="671">despiciar, nosterque luat cur foedera sanguis?’ </l><l n="672">Tandem, ut finitae uoces, (miserabile uisu)</l><l n="673">summissi palmas, lacerato tegmine uestis,</l><l n="674">adfigunt proni squalentia corpora terrae.</l><l n="675">inde agitant consulta patres curasque fatigant.</l><l n="676">Lentulus, ut cernens accensae tecta Sagunti,</l><l n="677">poscendum poenae iuuenem celerique negantis</l><l n="678">exuri bello Carthaginis arua iubebat.</l><l n="679">at Fabius, cauta speculator mente futuri</l><l n="680">nec laetus dubiis parcusque lacessere Martem</l><l n="681">et melior clauso bellum producere ferro,</l><l n="682">prima super tantis rebus pensanda, ducisne</l><l n="683">ceperit arma furor, patres an signa moueri</l><l n="684">censuerint, mittique uiros, qui exacta reportent.</l><l n="685">prouidus haec ritu uatis fundebat ab alto</l><l n="686">pectore praemeditans Fabius surgentia bella,</l><l n="687">ut saepe e celsa grandaeuus puppe magister,</l><l n="688">prospiciens signis uenturum in carbasa Corum,</l><l n="689">summo iam dudum substringit lintea malo.</l><l n="690">sed lacrimae atque ira mixtus dolor impulit omnis</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>