<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.stoa006.perseus-lat2"><div type="textpart" n="1" subtype="section"><l n="238">omnia legirupis quassantia viribus orbem.</l><l n="239">frangunt umbriferos aquilonum proelia lucos,</l><l n="240">et cadit inmodicis silva exstirpata procellis. </l><l n="241">parte alia violentus aquis torrentibus amnis</l><l n="242">transilit obiectas, praescripta repagula, ripas</l><l n="243">et vagus eversis late dominatur in agris.</l><l n="244">nec tamen his tantam rabiem nascentibus ipse</l><l n="245">conditor instituit, sed laxa licentia rerum </l><l n="246">turbavit placidas rupto moderamine leges.</l><l n="247">nec mirum si membra orbis concussa rotantur,</l><l n="248">si vitiis agitata suis mundana laborat</l><pb n="p.222"/><l n="249">machina, si terras luis incentiva fatigat:</l><l n="250">exemplum dat vita hominum, quo cetera peccent, </l><l n="251">vita hominum, cui quidquid agit vesania et error</l><l n="252">suppeditant, ut bella fremant, ut fluxa voluptas</l><l n="253">diffluat, inpuro fervescat ut igne libido,</l><l n="254">sorbeat ut cumulos nummorum faucibus amplis</l><l n="255">gurges avaritiae, finis quam nullus habendi </l><l n="256">temperat aggestis addentem vota talentis,</l><l n="257">auri namque fames parto fit maior ab auro.</l><l n="258">inde seges scelerum, radix et sola malorum,</l><l n="259">dum scatebras fluviorum omnes et operta metalla</l><l n="260">eliquat ornatus solvendi leno pudoris, </l><l n="261">dum venas squalentis humi scrutatur inepta</l><l n="262">ambitio scalpens naturae occulta latentis,</l><l n="263">si quibus in foveis radiantes forte lapillos</l><l n="264">rimata inveniat, nec enim contenta decore</l><l n="265">ingenito externam mentitur femina formam </l><l n="266">ac, velut artificis Domini manus inperfectum</l><l n="267">os dederit, quod adhuc res exigat aut hyacinthus</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>