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<A STATIUS>
<T SILVAE>
<B 1>
<N 1>
QUAE SUPERINPOSITO MOLES GEMINATA COLOSSO
STAT $LATIUM COMPLEXA FORUM? CAELO=NE PERACTUM
FLUXIT OPUS? $SICULIS AN CONFORMATA CAMINIS
EFFIGIES LASSUM $STEROPEM $BRONTEM=QUE RELIQUIT?
AN TE $PALLADIAE TALEM, $GERMANICE, NOBIS
EFFECERE MANUS, QUALEM MODO FRENA TENENTEM
$RHENUS ET ATTONITI VIDIT DOMUS ARDUA $DACI?
NUNC AGE $FAMA PRIOR NOTUM PER SAECULA NOMEN
$DARDANII MIRETUR EQUI CUI VERTICE SACRO
$DINDYMON ET CAESIS DECREVIT FRONDIBUS $IDE;
HUNC NEQUE DISCISSIS CEPISSENT $PERGAMA MURIS,
NEC GREGE PERMIXTO PUERI INNUPTAE=QUE PUELLAE
IPSE NEC $AENEAS NEC MAGNUS DUCERET $HECTOR.
ADDE QUOD ILLE NOCENS SAEVOS=QUE AMPLEXUS $ACHIVOS,
HUNC MITIS COMMENDAT EQUES; IUVAT ORA TUERI
MIXTA NOTIS BELLI PLACIDAM=QUE GERENTIA PACEM.
NEC VERIS MAIORA PUTES; PAR FORMA DECOR=QUE,
PAR HONOR. EXHAUSTIS $MARTEM NON ALTIUS ARMIS
$BISTONIUS PORTAT SONIPES MAGNO=QUE SUPERBIT
PONDERE, NEC TARDO RAPTUS PROPE FLUMINA CURSU
FUMAT ET INGENTI PROPELLIT $STRYMONA FLATU.
PAR OPERI SEDES . . .