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<strong>Aeneis</strong>/Liber III 52<br />
ante et Trinacria lentandus remus in unda<br />
et salis Ausonii lustrandum nauibus aequor 385<br />
infernique lacus Aeaeaeque insula Circae,<br />
quam tuta possis urbem componere terra.<br />
signa tibi dicam, tu cond<strong>it</strong>a mente teneto:<br />
cum tibi sollic<strong>it</strong>o secreti ad fluminis undam<br />
l<strong>it</strong>oreis ingens inuenta sub ilicibus sus 390<br />
triginta cap<strong>it</strong>um fetus enixa iaceb<strong>it</strong>,<br />
alba solo recubans, albi circum ubera nati,<br />
is locus urbis er<strong>it</strong>, requies ea certa laborum.<br />
nec tu mensarum morsus horresce futuros:<br />
fata uiam inuenient ader<strong>it</strong>que uocatus Apollo. 395<br />
has autem terras Italique hanc l<strong>it</strong>oris oram,<br />
proxima quae nostri perfund<strong>it</strong>ur aequoris aestu,<br />
effuge; cuncta malis hab<strong>it</strong>antur moenia Grais.<br />
hic et Narycii posuerunt moenia Locri,<br />
et Sallentinos obsed<strong>it</strong> mil<strong>it</strong>e campos 400<br />
Lyctius Idomeneus; hic illa ducis Meliboei<br />
parua Philoctetae subnixa Petelia muro.<br />
quin ubi transmissae steterint trans aequora classes<br />
et pos<strong>it</strong>is aris iam uota in l<strong>it</strong>ore solues,<br />
purpureo uelare comas adopertus amictu, 405<br />
ne qua inter sanctos ignis in honore deorum<br />
hostilis facies occurrat et omina turbet.<br />
hunc socii morem sacrorum, hunc ipse teneto;<br />
hac casti maneant in religione nepotes.<br />
ast ubi digressum Siculae te admouer<strong>it</strong> orae 410<br />
uentus, et angusti rarescent claustra Pelori,<br />
laeua tibi tellus et longo laeua petantur<br />
aequora circu<strong>it</strong>u; dextrum fuge l<strong>it</strong>us et undas.<br />
haec loca ui quondam et uasta conuulsa ruina<br />
(tantum aeui longinqua ualet mutare uetustas) 415<br />
dissiluisse ferunt, cum protinus utraque tellus<br />
una foret: uen<strong>it</strong> medio ui pontus et undis<br />
Hesperium Siculo latus abscid<strong>it</strong>, aruaque et urbes<br />
l<strong>it</strong>ore diductas angusto interlu<strong>it</strong> aestu.<br />
dextrum Scylla latus, laeuum implacata Charybdis 420<br />
obsidet, atque imo barathri ter gurg<strong>it</strong>e uastos<br />
sorbet in abruptum fluctus rursusque sub auras
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