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592Quin etiam finis dum vitae vertitur intra,
593saepe aliqua tamen e causa labefacta videtur
594ire anima ac toto solui de corpore
595et quasi supremo languescere tempore voltus
596molliaque exsangui cadere omnia membra.
597quod genus est, animo male factum cum perhibetur
598aut animam liquisse; ubi iam trepidatur et omnes
599extremum cupiunt vitae reprehendere vinclum;
600conquassatur enim tum mens animaeque potestas
601omnis. et haec ipso cum corpore conlabefiunt,
602ut gravior paulo possit dissolvere causa.
603Quid dubitas tandem quin extra prodita corpus
604inbecilla foras in aperto, tegmine dempto,
605non modo non omnem possit durare per aevom,
606sed minimum quodvis nequeat consistere tempus?