<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="478">si nescit versare solum, cui melle perenni</l><l n="479">glaeba fluens niveos permiscet lactea rivos,</l><l n="480">si domitam Ierichon lituis atque aere canoro </l><l n="481">rursus in antiquos patitur consurgere muros,</l><l n="482">si ripis reflui Iordanis pellitur et iam</l><l n="483">deserit adscriptam dimensa in iugera sortem,</l><l n="484">denique si structam tantis sudoribus urbem</l><l n="485">et quae nubigenas transcendunt culmina nimbos </l><l n="486">defensare nequit, si nescit quis lapis ille est</l><l n="487">hostibus obsistens et inexpugnabile turris</l><l n="488">praesidium, quem non aerato machina rostro</l><l n="489">arietat insiliens, nec ferrea verbera quassant?</l><l n="490">angulus hic portae in capite est, hic continet omnem </l><l n="491">saxorum seriem constructaque limina firmat,</l><l n="492">quem qui rite suis per propugnacula muris</l><l n="493">noverit insertum, seque ac sua moenia vallo</l><l n="494">praecingat triplici celsa stans eminus arce,</l><l n="495">fretus amore petrae castis et pervigil armis, </l><l n="496">non illum regina Tyri, non accola magni</l><l n="497">Euphratis Parthus rapiet, non decolor Indus</l><l n="498">tempora pinnatis redimitus nigra sagittis,</l><l n="499">quin si fulmineos cogens ad bella gigantas</l><l n="500">allophilus tua castra velit delere tyrannus, </l><l n="501">tutus eris, nec te firma statione movebit</l><l n="502">ipse Charon mundi, numen Marcionis, ipse,</l><l n="503">qui regit aerio vanas sub sole tenebras,</l><l n="504">nam vanum quidquid sol aspicit, ex elementis</l><pb n="p.240"/><l n="505">cuncta solubilibus fluxoque creamine constant. </l><l n="506">fallo, creaturam nisi doctor apostolus omnem</l><l n="507">subiectam vanis non sponte laboribus orsus</l></div></div></body></text></TEI>