L I B E R O C T A V U S .
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Reda tamen ; con tra magnam refilire cavato
Alpicies , u t te valeas conferre coloffis
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y
Immanes v u l t u s , im m a n ia membra g e ren tem ,
Non minus at rcd lam , fi fis vicin io r . Ejus
Ipfc globi m ed iam cum pervenis ad reg ionem ,
Cujus nempe g lob i efi fpcculum pars , tota v id e tu r
Confundi pen itu s ; led fi plus inde reced is ,
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■Rurlus p r o d it , at inve rfa revoluta figura .
At qusc aliae Ipecu lis objcdhe res, tib i longe
Aere penoentes c om p a r e n t, nempe reflexi
Queis rad ii coiere locis , rcrumque figuras
Efformant v a r ia s , fim u lac raque inania p in g u n t.
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At 1q u x fun t alia: fpccu lorum denique fron tes ,
Coni , aut py ram ides n im irum , five c y lin d r i,
Quaque itid em innumerae fine lege , & nom ine c o n fla n t,
Deforman t res m ille m o d is , claudufque fig u ra s ,
Detortalquc , & dillen tas , & flexibus aptas
z p o
Incertis fa c iu n t, & mon ftra inform ia re d d u n t,
Ut pueri p a v e a n t, luaque horrefeant fim u lac ra .
At p a rite r, qua: fu n t longe de fo rm ia , contra
Reddi p u lc h ra q u e a n t; u t fi pingatur imago
Horrida d ifto rtis m em b ris , ridtuque ferino ,
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Qualis E rinnyos e f t , fpcculum & prope tale loce tu r»
Ut refiexa alio ra d io rum lum ina nedlat
O rd in e , quo deceat n im ir u m , pulchra re p e n te ,
Apparet facies , ieu D iv a potens Amathun tis ,
Sive puer V e n e ri n im ium diledlus A d o n is .
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Ludicra fic ipecu lis tib i m ille effingere poffis
Illorum p ro na tu ra , ficxuquc , fituquc ,
culo o b j c < f t a r u m
a p p a r e t i m a g o
a fp e c u lo d i f l a n s , t a n q u a m fi i b i
i p l u m o b j c & u m e d e t , i t a u t f x p e
o c u lu m p e n i t u s f a l l a t •
1 C o n g e r i t j a m o m n e a l i u d f p c
c u lo r u m g e n u s , q u x n i m i r u m i t a
im m u t a n t f o r m a s , u t o m n i n o j a m
a g n o fc i n o n p o f f i n t : a l i a d i l t o r -
q u e n d o d e f o r m a n t p e n i t u s , & h o r .
ribiles r e d d u n t e l c ^ a n t i f f i m a s e t
iam ,
a l i a
v e r o r e f o r m a n t ,
te
e le g a n t e s r e d d u n t -eas , q u x d i r e
cte v i l x
f u n t t u r p i l l i m x
t e
d e -
I 2
Bt
f o r m e s . P o r r o , u t m o n e t , h a b e n t u r
e t le g e s c c r t x it a p i n g e n d i d e f o r
m e s e j u f m o d i i m a g i n e s , u t a r e
f l e x i o n e c o r r i g a n t u r : ( i m p l i c i f f i m x
f u n t e x , q u x p e r t i n e n t a d f p c -
c u l a c o n i c a ,
t e
c y l i n d r i c a , q u a l i a
p a ffim
c i r c u m f e r r i
f o l e n c . A r
t e m e j u f m o d i t r a s f o r m a n d i o b j e
c t a v i f a e l e g a n t e r
c o n f e r t c u m
fa b u l o fis m u t a t i o n i b u s , p e r q u a s
C i r c e h o m i n e s t r a n s f o r m a b a t i n
f e r a s .
