# Anticlaudianus 1.1623-1670

Alanus de Insulis, Anticlaudianus, Lines 1.1623-1.1670. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/alanus-de-insulis/anticlaudianus/1.1623

Illi scripture facies applaudit et illos
Colligit in scripto, qui, ducti remige mentis,
In superas abiere domos secretaque celi
Scrutati, meruere sibi deitatis honorem.
Illic astra, polos, celum septemque planetas
Consulit Albimasar terrisque reportat eorum
Consilium, terras armans flrmansque caduca
Contra celestes iras superumque furorem;
Astraque sustentat, dum sustentatur ab astris
Athlantis uirtus, celi sine pondere pondus
Gestat, fert celum, dum fertur dumque ferendo
Syderibus cedit, cedenti sidera cedunt.
[70-94]
Has igitur currus partes, ut norma requirit,
Ordo petit, poscit racio, Prudencia dictat,
Cudit et excudit, facit immo perficit, ornat
Exornatque simul lima meliore sororum
Pretaxata cohors, nullumque relinquit in istis
Enormis forme uultum maculeue querelam,
Apponensque manum supremam, fine beato
Concludens operam, sparsas Concordia partes
Ordine, lege, loco confederat, unit, adequat.
Ergo iunctura, clauis gumfisque ligate
Partes effigiant currum qui luce decoris
Preradians, facie propria demonstrat in ipso
Diuinam sudasse manum superumque Mineruam.
Tunc Racio monitu Nature docta docentis,
Quinque sibi presentat equos, quos federat illa
Federe complacito, concordi pace, fideli
Connexu, cogitque iugo seruire iugales
Indomitos, primis quos enutriuit ab annis
Gracia Nature, que sic construxit equinos
Mores, mis animi quedam uestigia donans,
Vt, quamuis bruti, tamen hii uenerentur alumpnam.
Insuper, in quantum patitur Natura, iugalis
Horum quisque sue nature munera iactat:
Nil cultus formeque nihil peregrinat ab illis
Quod plene possit speciem cumulare iugalis.
[95-116]
Primus equs cultu, forma cursuque sodales
Preuenit et reliquos proprio summitit honori.
Cultus, forma, color, species, audacia, cursus
Ditat eum nec in hec patitur sibi damna, quod illum
Respersus candore color subrufus inaurat.
Non meat, immo uolat nec enim discrimine passus
Inscribit terram nec gramen curuat eundo,
Sed celeri cursu terram delibat euntis
Passus et in terra uestigia nulla relinquit,
Sed leuis aura suos stupet inuenisse volatus
Miraturque sui Boreas torpescere cursum.

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