C u r lu x ( i t , caufas p r io r ip fa ncc e x c ite t omnes ?
S c ilic e t in quov is fu n t partes co rpo re parvae
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V ir ib u s in ltru ftce v a riis fefe i n t e r , ut e x ta n t
I n t e r fe varia : r e s , im pu lfu fqv^e , fitq fqu e r
S ta n t p le rum q u e tam en librata: , c om p e fitx q u e
L o n g a pace ; icd e x te riu s fi fo rte qu id add t
A d v e n ie n s , quod v e l p au lum lib ram ina t u r b e t ,
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In c ip iu n t v ires age re , & p la c id a o tia longe
D i f p c i l u n t , g lifc ic fu r o r , in fu rgun tqu e t u m u lt u i
P r o tin u s , & m agn i fe r v ife u n t denique mo tus .
E x c it a t ip fa qu id em v ire s l u x , pa rc icu lifque
In d u c it m o tum te n u em ; tum e x te ra vires
i o ,
C o n f ic iu n t iplfe , & m om en to tempo ris acres
M o tib u s in f u lt a n t ,
i k
tu rb is om n ia c o m p le n t .
S ic d e c liv e nim is ce ls i latus A p p en n in i ,
A u t h in c A lp in a a tque illin c d iv o rtia ^aquarum
Q u a p e n d e n t , mqgno fquc ip fa a g rav ita te lup inum . 102
D ifp o fito s late pe r d o r lu m d iiq u e tribu tas
O f ie n t a n t la p id e s , fed eos tamen u fque m in o r e s ,
Q u o mage celfa lo c a , a tque a lta in reg ione l a p i l l o s ,
D e m u m & fu b tilem fum m o fub v e rtice arenam ;
Si fu p e r alta petens avis advo le t , au t lepo ris pes
j o q .
T r a n f e a t , aut (p iras c o n v o lv a t lub rica lerpens ,
C o a im Q t x in c ip iu n t p ro v o lv i fub,tus a re n a :,
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D u
a u t f e r p e n s $. c a d x im c a d i t ,
p c j l c t l a p i l l o s , l i i l a p i d e s , &
m n i a f a x a , o m n e s i m m a n e s u
f a s c o m m o v e b u n t ,
in p r a c c
r r a b e n t .
L l e g a n t e r
Ganc
p o .
N o f t e r o b o .c u lo s cj,us r u in c e
f e d t u s h o r r i b i l e s , q u £ p a r u t b i b
e v e r t e n d i s , o b r u p n d i f q u c , i n g e
t e s in f u b j c j f t o m a r i p o f f i t u r u
r u m m o t u s e x c i t a r e . Q u i s t r i b 1
c o s e f f e r u s
v i
, q u a m a v i c u l a ,
p u s ,
a u t f c r p p n s c x c r u i ^ ?
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v i t a s e o r u m e f t c a u f a , q v i x ii
r c b a t f a x i s ,
Sc
r u p i b u s ,
Sc
ri : e x i g u u s m o t u s p r i m o e x
t u s f u f t u l i t x q u i l i b r i u m , fit o
l i e n e m p r a e b u i t g r a v i t a t i e x c i
d i v i m f u a m .
L I B E R S E P T I M U S .
nis particula: inducant motus per-
.quam exiguos in nonullis carum
particularum , fublato illo aequili
b rio poliunt ab internis iis y iri -
bus oriri omnes illi efFeditfs tan
ti , 6
c
violcociifimi motus .
Porro ejufmodi effediuum e x h i
b et exemp lum fanc opportuniffi-
n ium p- Si in fummo mon te ha.
bea tu r Arena tenuis , tum per ejus
latus dccjive adfint primo quidem
lapilli e x igu i , tum lapides , & fri
xa eo ma jo ra , quo magis defeen-
d i t u r , ac in partibus imis ingen
tes malTx , q u x tamen omnia fint
fe re in xqu iiib rio > pcrfiftent uti
qu e immo ta omn ia : fed fi exigua
.avicula pede tenuiffirao arenam
illam d imove ar, vel lepus tranfeat
