Silvae

Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)

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

  1. egregium mirata decus, cui gloria patrum
  2. et generis certabat honos, tellure cadentem
  3. excepi fovique sinu nec colla genasque
    4. [*](finierat s: emis erat M. finis erat Pol. defeated in a race. death of a dove (a bird sacred to Venus): the parallel of )
  4. contere nec pingui crinem deducere amomo
  5. cessavit mea, nate, manus, mihi dulcis imago
  6. prosiluit. celsae procul aspice frontis honores
  7. suggestumque comae. Latias metire quid ultra
  8. emineat matres: quantum Latonia nymphas
  9. virgo premit quantumque egomet Nereidas exsto.
  10. haec et caeruleis mecum consurgere digna
  11. fluctibus et nostra potuit considere concha;
  12. et si flammigeras potuisset scandere sedes
  13. hasque intrare domos, ipsi erraretis, Amores.
  14. huic quamvis census dederim largita beatos,
  15. vincit opes animo, querimur iam Seras avaros
  16. angustum spoliare nemus Clymenaeaque deesse
  17. germina nec virides satis inlacrimare sorores,