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1002est igitur natura loci spatiumque profundi,
1003quod neque clara suo percurrere fulmina cursu
1004perpetuo possint aevi labentia tractu
1005nec prorsum facere ut restet minus ire meando;
1006usque adeo passim patet ingens copia rebus
1007finibus exemptis in cunctas undique partis.
1008Ipsa modum porro sibi rerum summa parare
1009ne possit, natura tenet, quae corpus inane
1010et quod inane autem est finiri corpore cogit,
1011ut sic alternis infinita omnia reddat,
1012aut etiam alterutrum, nisi terminet alterum eorum,
1013simplice natura pateat tamen inmoderatum,
1014nec mare nec tellus neque caeli lucida templa
1015nec mortale genus nec divum corpora sancta
1016exiguum possent horai sistere tempus;
1017nam dispulsa suo de coetu materiai