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Borrendo aternis nivibus suh vertice tetti,
/Ethna & Vefuvius, fiuida inter sulphura > fiammas9
Etcineres, tophosque Jcabros, vegetantia servant
Qermina, vtviparumque excludunt largiter ova.
Hic, velut e Pharns gens omnis subdtta Cancro
*Detegitur fpecults, late terraque marsque,
Cui volupe & licitum eft, toto circumfpkit Orbe,
Quasovet ingremio dives Berecynthia, feu qua
Sufcttat immensus prosundo egurgite abyjji
Oceanus-» plaadis rapidisque m fluVtibus amnes
Qiia gignunt, liquida & volitat super acra, quidquid
Pulchrum in exiguo jpatio natura recondit:
Dt Mkrocofmon Jtatuas hicjure fecundum.
Quis BaUnarum tam immania corpora tantis
Condiat expensis ? nam vix tot Balsama Memphis
Sudaret, lachryma Nabatheo in cortke dudum
Desicerent. quem monftra juvat specsare, recedat.
Numinis atque artis miracula maxima sulgent
In minimis, fi quos rugientem horrire Leonem,
Tigridis aut Urji truculentorum ora cruenta
2 eleBent > caveant ne fit damnofa cupido:
Nam tuto & penitus raro cicurare luebit:
Quin dens carmvorus, lacerandoque unguis aduncus
'Profdtant, quum durasames, suriave salaces
Reddunt indomitos verbts, flagrisque Magflri.
Securis animis hic ^Pufio pafcit oceUos}
Decrepitusque Senex, molUsque pavore Puella,
Dipfas, nec Coluber, nec Bufo , Vipera & dspist
Formofo Jicet adspeftu, macuiisque slriisque,
Auro atque argento, sulvisque coloribus extent,
Decipient nullum incautum, aut formidine Lethi
Terrebunt, quanquam sublatis undique crtftis,
Et Unguts bifidts, terrtbilique oris hiatu,
Profdiant, oculique micent alisque T)racones
Expanfis, curvg & vtrulmtus acumine cauda,
Scorptus immtneant, Salamandra eft orba veneno ,
Indtca, quam grandis, non sundit /Iranea telum
Morttfemm, aut diram Peruana Lacerta salivam.
En i nbi marmoreo tam pulchram vellere Banam >
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