Cancafm^ Rhodope, fraruptmque Hiemm^é Alfes , 

 Horrendo aternisnivtbus fub vertice te^i, 

 ^^yEthna^Vefuvtus ^ fliiida inter /idphura, flammas, 

 Et cineres , topbosque fcabros , vegetantia fervant 

 Germina , viviparumque excludtmt largiter ova. 



HtCyVetutè ^hariis gens omms fubdita Cancro 

 V^etegitnr fpeculis , late terrdque marique^ 

 Qii vokipe ^ lïcïtum e ft , toto cïrcumfpicit Orbe 

 ^i£ fovet 'm gremio dives Berecynthia , feu qu^e 

 Sufcirat immenfm frofundo è gurgite ahyjjl 

 Oceamis , plattdts rapidïsque ïn flu^ibus amnes 

 G^ia gignimt , lïquida C£) volitatfiiper aèra , quïdquid 

 ^ulchrum in exigm [patio natura recondit: , 

 ^t Mkrocofmm fiat nas hicjurefecmidum. 

 ' -^w> Baiztharttmtamtmmania torpora tmtis 

 Condiat expenjls ? nam vix tot Balfama Memphis 

 Sudaret , lachryma Nabatheo in cortice dudum 

 1)ejicerent. quem monftra /uvat Jpeêfare y recedat, 

 Numinis atqtie artis miracula maxima fulgent 

 In minimis, ft quos rugientem horrire Leonem , 

 Tigridü atkt ^rfi truculentorum ora cruenta 

 UDe leef ent, caveant ne fïtdamnofa cupido: 

 Nam tuto ^ penitus rarb cimrare licebit : 

 ^uin dens carnivorus , lacerandoque unguis aduncus 

 'Proflliant , quum dura fames , furiave falaces 

 Reddunt indomkos verbis, fiagrifque Magifiri 



Securü animis bic pufio pafcit ocellos, 

 'Decrepitusquefenex, mollisque pavore fuella. 

 T>ipfas , nee Coluber , nee Bufo , Vipera ïê t^fpis , 

 Formofo licet adfpeBu , maculisque ftriisque , 

 K^uro at que argento, fuivisque coloribus extent, 

 Recipiënt nullum incautum» aut formidine Lethi 

 Terrebunt , quanquam fub lat is unMquecriftis, 

 Et Linguis bifidis , terribilique oris hiatu , 

 Trofiliant , aculique micent ; alisque T)racones 

 Exfanfis- , curva ^ virulentus acumine cauda, 



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