et natura dedit vires seque ipsa reclusit regalis animos primum dignata movere proxima tangentis rerum fastigia caelo, qui domuere feras gentes oriente sub ipso, [quas secat Euphrates, in quas et Nilus abundat] qua mundus redit et nigras super evolat urbes.
Moreover, nature proffered her aid and of her own accord opened up herself, deigning first to inspire those kings whose minds reached out to heights bordering on heaven, kings who civilized savage peoples beneath the eastern sky, where the stars return to view and soar above the cities of dusky nations.
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