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B.W,U MuficaVocalis, 
Tune Hellas vcnerata Linum, tune Orphea^ vates: 
Nec Te præteritam cuperet nifi fata vetarent, 
Roma potens: fed fata vetant^ voeique finiftrum 
Bis fex augurium corvi ceeinere Qyirino^ 
Nee faliareNumam doeuit qvæ Carmen anniicum 
Egcria^ eft mufas inter celebranda canoras* 
An meliora chori j quos Itala mine qvoqve tellus 
Emittit? Certe his non ars^ neqve gratia vocis 
NuUa^ per humani generis difpendia finon 
Elicitam y natura genaens audiret & horrens. 
Sed præter vocem nihil eft cui plaudere poflis ; 
Nam neque carminibus voces^ neque carmina rebus 
Nee res eonveniunt Perfonis^ ipfeque noUet 
Talia traduci fe per fpefitacula Narfes 
Semivir (a) ad Ligerim viélor^ dum (b) traderet enfem, 
Flens tamen, & ftratos eantaret Aetius Hunnos, 
Erubuit Cæfar, male confeia, (e) falvaque res eft. (d) 
Æftuat infelix & iniquo pereita fato 
Fulvia, pro caro qvoniam timet omnia fponfo. 
Uritur Auguftus, fuecenfet Honoriaj, & ipfe 
Averfus pater eft: fed tanta pericula eonftans 
Vincit amor - quare? (e) fluvius qvia deferit alveum, 
Atque obiees Viftor fceum trahit in mare eundlos. 
Ruftieus interea trepidus difeurrit, ubique 
Obturans rimas , centumque foramina fruftra 
Obftruit. — Hoc bellum eft I hæc ter repetita placebunt? 
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(a) Ricciarelli. (b) EzioAtto 2. fc. 6. (c) Marianna Caleotti. (d) Terent. Aa.4» 
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