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                    Mœstus eram, et tacitus nullo comitante sedebam,
                      Hærebantque animo tristia plura meo,
                    Prontinus en subiit funestæ cladis imago
                      Fecit in Angliaco quam Libitina 2 solo;
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       5           Dum procerum ingressa est splendentes marmore turres
                      Dira sepulchrali mors metuenda face;
                    Pulsavitque auro gravidos et jaspide muros,
                      Nec metuit satrapum sternere falce greges.
                    Tunc memini clarique ducis, fratisque verendi
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      10                  Intempestivis ossa cremata rogis. 3
                    Et memini Heroum quos vidit ad æthera raptos,
                      Flevit et amissos Belgia tota duces.
                    At te præcipuè luxi, dignissime præsul,
                      Wintoniæque olim gloria magna tuæ;
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       15         Delicui fletu, et tristi sic ore querebar,
                      Mors fera Tartareo diva secunda Jovi, 4
                    Nonne satis quod sylva tuas persentiat iras,
                      Et quod in herbosos jus tibi detur agros,
                    Quodque afflata tuo marcescant lilia tabo,
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      20                  Et crocus, et pulchræ Cypridi 5 sacra rosa,
                    Nec sinis ut semper fluvio contermina quercus
                      Miretur lapsus prætereuntis aquæ?
                    Et tibi succumbit liquido quæ plurima cælo
                      Evehitur pennis quamlibet augur avis, 6
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       25         Et quæ mille nigris errant animalia sylvis,
                      Et quod alunt mutum Proteos antra pecus. 7
                    Invida, tanta tibi cum sit concessa potestas,
                      Quid juvat humanâ tingere cæde manus?
                    Nobileque in pectus certas acuisse sagittas,
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      30                  Semideamque animam sede fugâsse suâ?
                    Talia dum lacrymans alto sub pectore volvo,
                      Roscidus occiduis Hesperus 8 exit aquis,
                    Et Tartessiaco 9 submerserat aequore currum
                      Phœbus, ab eöo littore mensus iter.
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       35         Nec mora, membra cavo posui refovenda cubili,
                      Condiderant oculos noxque soporque meos;
                    Cum mihi visus eram lato spatiarier agro,
                      Heu nequit ingenium visa referre meum.
                    Illic puniceâ radiabant omnia luve,
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      40                  Ut matutino cum juga sole rubent.
                    Ac veluti cum pandit opes Thaumantia 10 proles,
                      Vestitu nituit multicolore solum.
                    Non dea tam variis ornavit floribus hortos
                      Alcinoi, Zephyro Chloris 11 amata levi.
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       45         Flumina vernantes lambunt argentea campos,
                      Ditior Hesperio flavet arena Tago. 12
                    Serpit odoriferas per opes levis aura Favoni, 13
                      Aura sub innumeris humida nata rosis.
                    Talis in extremis terræ Gangetidis oris
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      50                  Luciferi 14 regis fingitur esse domus.
                    Ipse racemiferis dum densas vitibus umbras
                      Et pellucentes miror ubique