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Book 11 · lines 1–15
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1Carmine dum tali silvas animosque ferarum
2Threicius vates et saxa sequentia ducit,
3ecce nurus Ciconum, tectae lymphata ferinis
4pectora velleribus, tumuli de vertice cernunt
5Orphea percussis sociantem carmina nervis.
6E quibus una, leves iactato crine per auras,
7“en,” ait “en hic est nostri contemptor!” et hastam
8vatis Apollinei vocalia misit in ora,
9quae foliis praesuta notam sine vulnere fecit;
10alterius telum lapis est, qui missus in ipso
11aere concentu victus vocisque lyraeque est
12ac veluti supplex pro tam furialibus ausis
13ante pedes iacuit. Sed enim temeraria crescunt
14bella modusque abiit, insanaque regnat Erinys.
15Cunctaque tela forent cantu mollita, sed ingens