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       125      Perculsosque metu subito, casúmque stupentes
                    Invadat vel Gallus atrox, vel sævus Iberus.
                    Sæcula sic illic tandem Mariana 13 redibunt,
                    Tuque in belligeros iterum dominaberis Anglos.
                    Et nequid timeas, divos divasque secundas
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       130      Accipe, quotque tuis celebrantur numina fastis.
                    Dixit et adscitos ponens malefidus amictus
                    Fugit ad infandam, regnum illætabile, Lethen.
                              Jam rosea Eoas pandens Tithonia portas
                    Vestit inauratas redeunti lumine terras;
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       135      Mæstaque adhuc nigri deplorans funera nati 14
                    Irrigat ambrosiis montana cacumina guttis;
                    Cum somnos pepulit stellatæ janitor 15 aulæ
                    Nocturnos visus, et somnia grata revolvens.
                              Est locus æternâ septus caligine noctis
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       140      Vasta ruinosi quondam fundamina tecti,
                    Nunc torvi spelunca Phoni, Prodotæque bilinguis
                    Effera quos uno peperit Discordia partu.
                    Hic inter cæmenta jacent præruptaque saxa,
                    Ossa inhumata virûm, et trajecta cadavera ferro;
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       145      Hic Dolus intortis semper sedet ater ocellis,
                    Jurgiaque, et stimulis armata Calumnia fauces,
                    Et Furor, atque viæ moriendi mille videntur
                    Et Timor, exanguisque locum circumvolat Horror,
                    Perpetuosque leves per muta silentia Manes
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       150      Exululant, tellus et sanguine conscia stagnat.
                    Ipsi etiam pavidi latitant penetralibus antri
                    Et Phonos, et Prodotes, nulloque sequente per antrum,
                    Antrum horrens, scopulosum, atrum feralibus umbris.
                    Diffugiunt sontes, et retrò lumina vortunt;
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       155      Hos pugiles Romæ per sæcula longa fideles
                    Evocat antistes Babylonius, 16 atque ita fatur.
                    Finibus occiduis circumfusum incolit æquor
                    Gens exosa mihi, prudens natura negavit
                    Indignam penitùs nostro conjungere mundo;
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       160      Illuc, sic jubeo, celeri contendite gressu,
                    Tartareoque leves difflentur pulvere in auras
                    Et rex et pariter satrapæ, scelerata propago
                    Et quotquot fidei caluere cupidine veræ
                    Consilii socios adhibete, operisque ministros.
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       165      Finierat, rigidi cupidè paruere gemelli.
                              Interea longo flectens curvamine cælos
                    Despicit æthereâ dominus qui fulgurat arce,
                    Vanaque perversæ ridet conamina turbæ, 17
                    Atque sui causam populi volet ipse tueri.
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       170                 Esse ferunt spatium, quà distat ab Aside terra
                    Fertilis Europe, et spectat Mareotidas undas;
                    Hic turris posita est Titanidos ardua Famæ 18
                    Ærea, lata, sonans, rutilis vicinior astris
                    Quàm superimpositum vel Athos vel Pelion Ossæ. 19
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       175      Mille fores aditusque patent, totidemque