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163Quae pater ut summa vidit Saturnius arce,
164ingemit et, facto nondum vulgata recenti,
165foeda Lycaoniae referens convivia mensae,
166ingentes animo et dignas Iove concipit iras,
167conciliumque vocat: tenuit mora nulla vocatos.
168Est via sublimis, caelo manifesta sereno:
169lactea nomen habet, candore notabilis ipso.
170Hac iter est superis ad magni tecta Tonantis
171regalemque domum. Dextra laevaque deorum
172atria nobilium valvis celebrantur apertis
173(plebs habitat diversa locis): hac parte potentes
174caelicolae clarique suos posuere penates.
175Hic locus est, quem, si verbis audacia detur,
176haud timeam magni dixisse Palatia caeli.
177Ergo ubi marmoreo superi sedere recessu,
178celsior ipse loco sceptroque innixus eburno