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Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)

Statius, P. Papinius. Statius, Volumes 1-2. Mozley, John Henry, editor. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928.

  1. imperia et iussos potui tolerare furores,
    2. [*](Line 54 omitted by P.)[*](acie conj. Klotz: tuba P, certainly corrupt and probably from I. 56: pyra Postgate: manu Imhof.)[*](concedit PBL: consedit ω, which is unsuitable in sense; vacua concedit valle may be paralleled by ibam via sacra.)
    v.2.p.396
  2. sola super terras hostiaque obvia mundo,
  3. dum vos Elysium et faciles compescitis umbras.
  4. nec pretium deforme morae cassique labores:
  5. hoc quodcumque madent campi, quod sanguine fumant i
  6. stagna, quod innumero Lethaea examine gaudet
  7. ripa, meae vires, mea laeta insignia, sed quid
  8. haec ego? Mars habeat, volgataque iactet Enyo.
  9. vidisti — Stygiis certe manifestus in umbris —
  10. sanguine foedatum rictus atroque madentem
  11. ora ducem tabo: miseri insatiabilis edit
  12. me tradente caput, modo nempe horrendus ab astris
  13. descendit vos usque fragor: me sacra premebat
  14. tempestas, ego mixta viri furialibus armis
  15. bella deum et magnas videbam fulminis iras.
  16. sed iam — effabor enim — longo sudore fatiscunt
  17. corda, soror, tardaeque manus; hebet infera caelo
  18. taxus et insuetos angues nimia astra soporant.
  19. tu, cui totus adhuc furor exsultantque recentes