Mechan.Mathein. Se6t.X. P^deutica. 70^ 



I.tmijue ecfuium contr.i nfgranrem candidns arcnm 



Inmidens fefj oppofuit po.^retvMtu ; ^ arcct 

 R.giiis iugulo i>t-:,nru^>,dui:f dextcr oi\rr.xt 

 Hiic Atque hucZi tihas.niuetfque exuitat i>t armn. 

 HiferM in Wtdio.doKini^regtcftte mmatw 

 Aiyui eques ratus iMpune.iy iam forte fttperbiu 

 Nequicquam fpotiorum animumpiifcibat amore. 

 Non tulit hitncfpeciem iituenis ph.irctratus,ir arcu 

 Contcntiit calamum.fcfeqiie immttlit in hoflem, 

 Tata licet pedcs intc>:tet,moritur;ts in armu 

 Infigni pro laude,xluo medin h^ft ariindo 

 Stridula; iam ch:ilybs defcerniit in alia odaBit^, 

 VolutUT ille exc-ijjui humique.fy" calcibtis auras 

 Verberat,!n ventosvitaindign.tta receffit. 

 Ind* fagittifcrum fiemit pedes ; hiinc pcdcs alter 

 Hofiili dc flebc >iecat : pugna afpcra fur-it. 

 Titrribus occurrunt ingcnti mole Elephanti. 

 Siuapharetrigcri contcndunt fpicula ncruu \ 

 §l:!.idrupiidu/nquc gcmit bicolor fitb ■verberc campits. 

 Inc.%!uere animi par:e ex vtr.-iquc.Qf in armts 

 Conciirrunt dcnfi fimul omnis copiagentu 

 Aibtique picetque duces.ambtque phalanges, 

 Confiif/ique acics magno certamine totts 

 Denfantur campu t zirtue.fortunaqtie in -vnum 

 Coniicniiint : hfntinc viclores agmina verfa 

 JEquore agttni toto,X'erfis rcferuntur h.-ibcnis 

 Nunc ijdem.-variantque -viccs.^fiuciuat omnis 

 Are.t bcUorum : vafli 'jelut Aquoris •vnds,, 

 Siquando inter fe reclufo carcerefs.ua 

 Bdla cient animofi Euri,vertuntque profundiim 

 lonio in magno,aut ■vndifono Atlanteo, 

 Altcrnos voluunt procurua ad littorafiiiSins. 

 Atmedias ac-cs in-er criidefcit Am.i:.<m, 

 Candida plena animis,mnhifque in millrbKS ardct, 

 Kamqite fagittifcrum incurfans,redienfque Elephantem 

 Kigrantes flernit dixtri,Uuaqne per alrn ' 

 Vitlminat,aique m.xnu fpargens hafiil a fiuit, 

 Bellanti dant tela loci:m,retroque rcfidunt 

 Hmc atqtie hinc inimicA acics ; per tela,per hoftes 

 IU.t ruit pulcram in iTwrtem : fiiml 'vltima tentat 

 Cafirafugi fdcns.antmofque in hellaziiriles 

 SiMa gerit.penetrat cuneos.aperitque 'viam -vi. 

 Tandem fiifca cohors, nigrantifqiie arhiter alt, 

 Ipfe etiam arma fm trepidui,-virefque animofque 

 Virgints implorat.nuUa eft mora.fcruida Amaz.oii 

 Einicat.atque ardens paribtts fe fiftit in armif. 

 €>iiem primitm haftd,aut quem poftrcmb bellica virgo 

 I)cmetu,atit quot hiimi candentia corpora linquH ? 

 Semianimes %'olu:mtur equi nitieiqtiejiigrique, 

 Et peditum cunci,dilecidque peclora Mivrti 

 Aligera iuuenes,ineu,nfes bella,fagittd. 

 §luis clademfando iU.iui,qHis ftinera ptigne 

 Proflratofque ducesfperet fe square canendo T 

 Stemitur omne foliini buxo.atqiie miferrima ades 

 E.xoritur,confufa intcr fefe agmtna adunt, 

 Implicitique ruiint albi nignque pjj.ilanges, 

 Stcrnuntur pcdites,^ corpora qiiadrtipedantum. 

 Nam ■verfs. intcr fe ialtantes miitiia tela 

 Eaemineu a>?ibsnitiintur Am:izo>ies armis 

 Vfqueadeo certi non cedere,donec in aiiras 

 Aut hicautilla effundat cum fanguine multo 

 Smam animam,fold Linqucntcsprslia morte. 

 Interea amborum popiilorum recior -vterque 

 Captiuos hoftci,^ vicia cadaucra bello 

 Carcere feruahant caftris ■vicina^cauentes 

 Ne captt femel aut obitd iam morte iacentes 

 In-vitam reuocati iteriim certamina inirent. 

 At lateri inn''x.c! Phaebco Threicius Mars, 

 lunclus amicitid puero Arcadi,fi quid amici 

 Eatafinant prodcjfc.animiim per cuncla volutM ; 

 Obfertiiitqne omnes cafm : tum corpora bina 

 Capta.pharetratum iuuencm,peditemque nigrantes 

 Caetibus^efuncits iam-vitd.atque &there cafts 

 iiurr'tpit,{y caftris ritrfum clam immittit apertu ; 

 Ergo iterum gcmini captiui prilia inibant, 

 Mifcebdntque manus animofi,atque arma ferebant. 

 Haud fecus^rjt pcrhibentjciim Colchis nacla cadauer 

 Aiit virgo Mafylarecens.canti/quetriformcm 

 Sspe ciens Hccatcn,ac magni niiminaDitis, 

 Eitlfam animdm infinuat me>nhris,aurdfque loquaces. 

 Continiib erigitur corpitf,loqutiiirque vidctque, 

 Et viuos inter fruitur ccelcftibns atiru. 

 Non tiilit iiidignumfactntis lunonia proles 

 Mulciber ; ille dolumfoiiis deprehendit fy ore 

 lnclamat,Vhoebt'mque monet. Thrax palluit heros 

 Deprenfuf : Phcebo exarfit do'or ojftbu-s ingens, 

 Tu>n Marti pateromnipotcns irattis iniqiia 

 Prsfidia ahduct.atque tndehita corpora bello 

 "rotinusi caftris tuhet.atqucretexere falfus 

 Tcm. III. 



Hinc atqucinde ii}u4,^ cunda in priftina reddit. 

 lamqtic ducesfuriis ambo maioribut inftant, 

 Regindfqiie amhat conuerfapcr agmina mittnnt: 

 Cide madent illi. , toto Aquorefataferentes : 

 Cotifidiint tandem ohuerfA , regcfqiie tucntur 

 ^itqiie fuutn. Ecce aiitem bellatrix agminis albi 

 A tergo ferro tnuafit ftrauitque nigr. .ntcm 

 Ignaram : veriim ipfa etiam cadit^iHa fagittd 

 Ah mifra,^ fpoins haiid longiim exiiltatopimis. 

 - Conuertere oculos ambAhincatque inde cohortes. 

 Atqiie acies lachrymis.Q' foeminco vliilatu 

 Amhas incubuiflc putes.dum funera duciint. 

 Tum reges mccftos ipfa ad prstoria denfi 

 Agglomerant fefecircum : timoromnibus idem 

 Incumbit,par tempeftoi : par haiifit vtrofque 

 Diluuium populos ; ^y funt fuafunera cuique. 

 Haud prorfus tamen amhobus dcfecerat omne > 



Robur,opes rcfta>it,(y adhuc intacU iuiientus ; 



Trespedites tibi PhcEbe,fagittifer alter.i^ ingens 



Bellua turrito dorfo,totidcmque tihi Arcat 



Excepto Elephantc,alid qui nupcr in auld 



Pacefruens cecidit pofitis inglorius armis, 



EmMiu aligerd percujftts arundine peitm. 



Sed dextcr tibi reftat eques imperditu^ : haufit 



Cttera hellantum Mars impius agmina,beUique 



Alea, florentes ©> defolauerat aulas. 



At Cyilenco iuiicni fpes occidit omnis. 



JEftuat amiffi gentn mcmor,0> fufpirat 



Heroas magnos,tot fato corpora fiincia. 



Non tamcn excedit pugnd,fracta agminabello, 



Reliiquias tenucs,immttts Apollints aflu 



Cautior.in pugnam mitlit poflfiinera tanta : 



Si quafata finant gentts farcire ruinas. 



It nigrum campts agmen,flat vbique morari, 



Fortundmquc omncm tentare,aditiifque nocendi. 



Exultat contranon squo prslia motu ' 



Cynthius inuadens,facies indigna cohortum. 



Heufactes mifcranda ducnm,raro agmine aperta 



Caflra patent late.viduatA (x ciuibtts auU. 



MArehant vacuis thalamts regnator vterque, 



lamdudum exofifine coniuge ttdia lecii, 



Primus amor maneat qnamuis immottts vtrifque 



Sors tamen ad nouaeoniugia,atquenotios hymenAOs 



Eleclitur inuita.igittir primiim rex agminu albi 



ReginA comites olim.fictdfqiie miniflras 



Regaii inuitat thalamo,quA fimera mnefta 



Poft fera hellatricis hACA tel.i irrita bello 



laCiabant acies inter,cu>iiofque nigrantes 



Oppetere amiff^ DominApro ctdc parats. 



Sed priits cxplorare atiftts fedet atqueviriles 



Cunflartim fpeiiare animos,vt digna ciibile 



Jntretin hofttles fedes atque vlttma cafh-a : 



Hortatiirque iuhetque fupremam apprehendere metam. 



NuUi fas etenim Regit fperare cubiie 



(Pacia vetant) nifi quA pcr tela inueHa,per hoftis 

 Tranfalits fpaciis cunHts impufie fiiprema 

 Attigerit priits aduerfi pcnetralia regis. 



Arrexere animos famuU.pariterqitc per hoftes 

 Limitibits properant reliisitamen ocyor anteit 

 Tertia.quamdextro ducebat femita cornu. 

 Exultdtque agitdtque animo connuhia regn. 

 Nam comitcs fpefublapsd ceffere volentes. 

 lUa volat coeptis i>nmanihus,addidt alas 

 Gioria prApetihusplantis,^ plurima merces. 

 NuUa ohftat mora : necfaeinits prohihere Tyrann» 

 Cura nigro eft,noudque ipfe etiam connubia tentat, 

 Et vacuis thalamis varias inducere nuptas, 

 Ergo iteralternA accelerant ifamuldmque finiftram 

 &uarto limite agit,faltu ^d tardiorvno 

 Parrafim iiiucn'ts,idmque imperterritavirgo 

 Candida factxpotens voti penetrauerat omnes 

 Sedes atque alacris metd confederat altd. 

 Tum reiior itibet afferri felldmque tiardmque 

 F.xtinciA ornatiu.ncc non fulgentia fceptra. 

 Dtgnaturqiie toro meritam.optatifque hymenAis. 

 Gaudet cana cohors,infultdtque emintts atrA. 

 Haud lachrymas cohibet Maid fatus,Athera voie 

 Inceffens.piiiofque d peBore rupit amiHus. 

 Nigranti famuU tantiim gradttsvnusad ipfam 

 Reftabat metam ah miferA.fed limite recio 

 Turritusferafata Elephas impiine minatur, 

 Infurgens.fi fupremam contingere fedem 

 Audcat,^ toto cafira obfidet vltima trailij, ' 

 Etpauidam obfcruans extrcmis fedibus arcet 

 Interea noua regali dignata virago 

 Connuhio exultans,toto dat funera campo. 

 lUam tollit honos nouus,^fortunatumcntem, 

 Eulminis in morem ruit,atque nigrantia fAtiit 

 Cafiraper^Qffcdes ac fydera territat armis. 



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