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<strong>Aeneis</strong>/Liber III 55<br />
intraro gentique meae data moenia cernam,<br />
cognatas urbes olim populosque propinquos,<br />
Epiro Hesperiam (quibus idem Dardanus auctor<br />
atque idem casus), unam faciemus utramque<br />
Troiam animis: maneat nostros ea cura nepotes.' 505<br />
Prouehimur pelago uicina Ceraunia iuxta,<br />
unde <strong>it</strong>er Italiam cursusque breuissimus undis.<br />
sol ru<strong>it</strong> interea et montes umbrantur opaci;<br />
sternimur optatae gremio telluris ad undam<br />
sort<strong>it</strong>i remos passimque in l<strong>it</strong>ore sicco 510<br />
corpora curamus, fessos sopor inrigat artus.<br />
necdum orbem medium Nox Horis acta subibat:<br />
haud segnis strato surg<strong>it</strong> Palinurus et omnis<br />
explorat uentos atque auribus aera captat;<br />
sidera cuncta notat tac<strong>it</strong>o labentia caelo, 515<br />
Arcturum pluuiasque Hyadas geminosque Triones,<br />
armatumque auro circumspic<strong>it</strong> Oriona.<br />
postquam cuncta uidet caelo constare sereno,<br />
dat clarum e puppi signum; nos castra mouemus<br />
temptamusque uiam et uelorum pandimus alas. 520<br />
Iamque rubescebat stellis Aurora fugatis<br />
cum procul obscuros collis humilemque uidemus<br />
Italiam. Italiam primus conclamat Achates,<br />
Italiam laeto socii clamore salutant.<br />
tum pater Anchises magnum cratera corona 525<br />
indu<strong>it</strong> impleu<strong>it</strong>que mero, diuosque uocau<strong>it</strong><br />
stans celsa in puppi:<br />
'di maris et terrae tempestatumque potentes,<br />
ferte uiam uento facilem et spirate secundi.'<br />
crebrescunt optatae aurae portusque patesc<strong>it</strong> 530<br />
iam propior, templumque apparet in arce Mineruae;<br />
uela legunt socii et proras ad l<strong>it</strong>ora torquent.<br />
portus ab euroo fluctu curuatus in arcum,<br />
obiectae salsa spumant aspergine cautes,<br />
ipse latet: gemino dem<strong>it</strong>tunt bracchia muro 535<br />
turr<strong>it</strong>i scopuli refug<strong>it</strong>que ab l<strong>it</strong>ore templum.<br />
quattuor hic, primum omen, equos in gramine uidi<br />
tondentis campum late, candore niuali.<br />
et pater Anchises 'bellum, o terra hosp<strong>it</strong>a, portas:
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