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221Namque senex Thetidi Proteus “dea” dixerat “undae,
222concipe: mater eris iuvenis, qui fortibus annis
223acta patris vincet maiorque vocabitur illo.”
224Ergo, ne quicquam mundus Iove maius haberet,
225quamvis haud tepidos sub pectore senserat ignes,
226Iuppiter aequoreae Thetidis conubia fugit
227in suaque Aeaciden succedere vota nepotem
228iussit et amplexus in virginis ire marinae.
229Est sinus Haemoniae curvos falcatus in arcus:
230bracchia procurrunt, ubi, si foret altior unda,
231portus erat (summis inductum est aequor harenis);
232litus habet solidum, quod nec vestigia servet
233nec remoretur iter, nec opertum pendeat alga.
234Myrtea silva subest bicoloribus obsita bacis
235et specus in medio (natura factus an arte,