mons erat hic ubi plana vides, et lustra fuerunt quae nunc tecta subis; ubi nunc nemora ardua cernis, hic nec terra fuit: domuit possessor, et illum formantem rupes expugnantemque secuta gaudet humus.
Where you see level ground, there used to be a hill; the building you now enter was wilderness; where now you see lofty woods, there was not even land. The occupant has tamed it all; the soil rejoices as he shapes rocks or expels them, following his lead.
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