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. acceleret partu decimum bona Cynthia mensem,
  2. sed parcat Lucina precor: tuque ipse parenti
  3. parce, puer, ne mollem uterum, ne stantia laedas
  4. pectora; cumque tuos tacito natura recessu
  5. formarit vultus, multum de patre decoris,
  6. plus de matre feras, at tu, pulcherrima forma
  7. Italidum, tandem merito possessa marito,
  8. vincla diu quaesita fove: sic damna decoris
  9. nulla tibi; longae [*]() viridis sic flore iuventae
  10. perdurent vultus,-tardeque haec forma senescat.
    11. [*](regant Pol.: legant M. )[*](longae s: longe M. See Slater's note, ad loc. Sebethos was the name of a small stream flowing past Naples. )
  1. Cernere facundi Tibur glaciale Vopisci