# P. Optatianus Porfyrius Carmina 1.689-745

Porphyrius, P. Optatianus Porfyrius Carmina, Lines 1.689-1.745. Latin.

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Inuitans iussa exemplis hominique dicatus
aequalis dominus, quia lis onerosa caduco
dicta sit humano, sperem ut diuina imitatu,
ipse hominis titulo incedis, teque profanis,
maxime, Iudaeis plectendum post pia mille
munia permittis, letumque salubre luisti;
mox necat humanas in se caro pendula noxas,
at pater in sedes natum recipitque uehitque.
Aeternum saluis signum dat machina sacra.
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Ardua componunt felices carmina Musae
dissona conectunt diuersis uincula metris
scrupea pangentes torquentes pectora uatis
undique confusis constabunt singula uerbis.
Carmina felices componunt ardua Musae
uincula diuersis conectunt dissona metris
pectora torquentes pangentes scrupea uatis
singula constabunt confusis undique uerbis.
Ardua constabunt torquentes carmina Musae
dissona componunt conectunt uincula metris
scrupea confusis diuersis pectora uatis
undique felices pangentes singula uerbis.
Carmina torquentes constabunt ardua Musae
uincula conectunt componunt dissona metris
pectora diuersis confusis scrupea uatis
singula pangentes felices undique uerbis.
Undique conectunt constabunt singula Musae
scrupea torquentes componunt pectora metris
dissona confusis felices uincula uatis
ardua pangentes diuersis carmina uerbis.
Singula constabunt conectunt undique Musae
pectora componunt torquentes scrupea metris
carmina diuersis pangentes ardua uerbis.
Carmina diuersis felices ardua Musae
uincula pangentes conectunt dissona metris
pectora torquentes componunt scrupea uatis
singula confusis constabunt undique uerbis.
Ardua felices diuersis carmina Musae
dissona conectunt pangentes uincula metris
scrupea componunt torquentes pectora uatis
undique constabunt confusis singula uerbis.
Singula confusis pangentes undique Musae
pectora diuersis felices ardua metris
uincula conectunt constabunt scrupea uatis
carmina componunt torquentes dissona uerbis.
Undique pangentes confusis singula Musae
ardua felices diuersis pectora metris
scrupea constabunt conectunt uincula uatis
dissona torquentes componunt carmina uerbis.
Dissona torquentes constabunt uincula Musae
undique conectunt componunt singula metris
ardua diuersis confusis carmina uatis
scrupea pangentes felices pectora uerbis.
Pectora felices pangentes scrupea Musae
carmina confusis diuersis ardua metris
singula componunt conectunt undique uatis
uincula constabunt torquentes dissona uerbis.

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