<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:stoa0238.stoa001.perseus-lat2"><div type="textpart" n="11" subtype="poem"><l n="150">ex homine extersis frondibus et scopulis, </l><l n="151">metando eligitur tumulo locus: ostia linquunt,</l><l n="152">Roma placet, sanctos quae teneat cineres,</l><l n="153">haud procul extremo culta ad pomeria vallo</l><l n="154">mersa latebrosis crypta patet foveis:</l><l n="155">huius in occultum gradibus via prona reflexis </l><l n="156">ire per anfractus luce latente docet,</l><l n="157">primas namque fores summo tenus intrat hiatu</l><pb n="p.316"/><l n="158">inlustratque dies limina vestibuli,</l><l n="159">inde ubi progressu facili nigrescere visa est</l><l n="160">nox obscura loci per specus ambiguum, </l><l n="161">occurrunt celsis 1 inmissa foramina tectis,</l><l n="162">quae iaciant claros antra super radios,</l><l n="163">quamlibet ancipites texant hinc inde recessus</l><l n="164">arta sub umbrosis atria porticibus,</l><l n="165">at tamen excisi subter cava viscera montis </l><l n="166">crebra terebrato fornice lux penetrat,</l><l n="167">sic datur absentis per subterranea solis</l><l n="168">cernere fulgorem luminibusque frui.</l><l n="169">talibus Hippolyti corpus mandatur opertis,</l><l n="170">propter ubi adposita est ara dicata Deo. </l><l n="171">illa sacramenti donatrix mensa eademque</l><l n="172">custos fida sui martyris adposita</l><l n="173">servat ad aeterni spem vindicis ossa sepulcro,</l><l n="174">pascit item sanctis Tibricolas dapibus,</l><l n="175">mira loci pietas et prompta precantibus ara </l><l n="176">spes hominum placida prosperitate iuvat,</l><l n="177">hic corruptelis animique et corporis aeger</l><l n="178">oravi quotiens stratus, opem merui,</l><l n="179">quod Iactor reditu, quod te, venerande sacerdos,</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>