Obscuris vera involvens
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"Talibus ex adyto dictis Cumaea Sibylla
horrendas canit ambages antroque remugit,
obscuris vera involvens: ea frena furenti concutit, et stimulos sub pectore vertit Apollo."{{#if:true|
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It is also found on an engraving on the title page of Francis Bacon's Wisdom of the Ancients (1641 French edition).
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|CitationClass=web }} Picture of engraving on Wisdom of the Ancients (Francis Bacon Research Trust)