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L I B E R D E C I M U S .
Ullas , quis vittam in numerorum vincla recepit ?
Exspatiatur adhuc vaga, jure folutaquc ab omni.
Obtutus fugitat fed adhuc plus tertia noftros;
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Evittum certa quin nec ratione probamus,
Condet an in rebus ; fed fors exilterc tantum
Propterea ditta e ft, pofiint hrerefcere partes
Ut minima: inter fe , in folidum & durefeere corpus;
N c c , nifi fit vis magna trahens, potuiffc videntur 1110
Aptari partes , & n e t t i; glutine quonam
Jpia quies proprio valea t, res prorfus inermis,
Quippe quietem aliqui nexus hos nedtere rentur?
Impullam partem num pars poftica Lquetur
Propterea tantum , quia forte quieverit ante
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Utraque ? Ramofis num fint elementa figuris
Porro , atque hamatis, poffint ut nettieruna?
Ipia forent at cur durata elementa, quid ipfos
Efficit & ramos reffare, hamofque rigere?
A t non hrec ratio firmari hinc noftra va leb it,
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Q uod , aurecumquc alia e ft, nullo confifterc p o flit,
Quin qualfata ru a t, nifu , nec, mutua partes
Corporea: quoniam junttre funt , <?ffe trahenti
A vi connexas, certa ratione probatur.
Arreptum eft ig itu r, duris compofta videri
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Corpora particulis, etiam qure fluvida conftant,
Nam lecus in glaciem non poflent ifta coire;
Quin etiam lucis duras debere quoque effe
Parti-
fc prodit o m n i b u s , c u m o m n e s
videant lflpfum g r a v iu m , & fen -
tiant pondus , q u o d fu ft in e n t : d e
in d e cognitas fu n t leges , fe c u n
d u m quas a g it illa p r im a v i s ,
n im ir u m c o m p e rtu m e f t , c a m
a ge re in ra tio n e re c ip ro c a d u
plicata d iftan tia rum : at n e c vis,
q u x fe rm e n ta tio n e m g i g n i t , n cc
v i s , a qu a c o h x f io p e n d e t , im
m ed iate fu b fen fum c a d i t , nec
h a b e tu r lex , fe cu n d um q u a m c x
a g u n t ; q u in im m o ita p e r t u r
batus eft
in fe rm e n ta tio n ib u s
m o tu s p a rtic u la ru m , ut vid eatur
prorfus e x l e x , five ir r e g u l a r is .
P o rro addic , q u o d ad v im
c o h x f io n is a ttin e t , nec illud c o n
fla r e , an ea re v e r a trib u e n d a fic
a tc ra d lio n i c u ip ia m , q u x a g a t in
illis m in im is d if t a n t i i s . E a v id e ,
t u r p o tiu s adm ifTa ad e x p lic a n d a m
c o h x f i o n c m , q u in p o fitiv o a r
g u m e n t o p r o b a t u m f u e r i t , p e r
ip f a m , n o n v e r o alio m o d o e x
p lic a n d a m effe c o h x f io n e m . A t
q u e h ic a u id e m a d h ib e t ca , q u x
in n u im u s fu p ra in a d n o ta tio n ib u s ,
& q u x h a b e n t u r in N c v v t o n i
lo cis
fu p ra
p r o p o fitis , c o n tra
fententiam^ e o r u m , q u i r e p e t e
b a n t c o h x fio r fc m a q u ie te , & e o
r u m , qu i p e r r a m o f a & u n c i
n a t a m a t e r i x e le m e n ta . Q u i e -
