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. dictamni florentis opem. quoque anguis abundat
    2. [*](After this line M has attollam cantu gaudet Thrasymennus et Alpes, obviously an interpolation, though carious edd, try to fit it into the text. See In trod. )[*](lacera Pot.: laeta M. Pol.'s reading was taken by him from P. (Staatsrecht, i. 384 n.l, who quotes Cic. De leg. agr. ii. 34. 93, and Plautus. Epid. i. 1. 25. to prove that the praetor in Rome only had two lictors (cf, bissenos fasces, of the consulship, Silv. i. 2. 174). )
  2. spumatu: iungam ipse manus atque omne benignum [*]()
  3. virus, odoriferis Arabum quod doctus in arvis
  4. aut Amphrysiaco pastor de gramine carpsi.’[*]()
  5. Dixerat, inveniunt positos iam segniter artus
  6. pugnantemque animam: ritu se cingit uterque
  7. Paconio monstrantque simul parentque volentes,
  8. donec letiferas vario medicamine pestes
  9. et suspecta mali ruperunt nubila somni.
  10. adiuvat ipse deos morboque valentior omni
  11. occupat auxilium, citius non arte refectus
  12. Telephus Haemonia, nec quae metuentis Atridae
  13. saeva Machaonio coierunt vulnera suco.
  14. Quis mihi tot coetus inter populique patrumque
  15. sit curae votique locus? tamen ardua testor
  16. sidera teque, pater vatum Thymbraee, quis omni
  17. luce mihi, quis nocte timor, dum postibus haerens
  18. assiduus nunc aure vigil nunc lumine cuncta
  19. aucupor 3; immensae veluti conexa carinae
  20. cumba minor, cum saevit hiems, pro parte furentis