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. et multo gravidus mero December
  2. et ridens Iocus et Sales protervi
  3. adsint, dum refero diem beatum
  4. laeti Caesaris ebriamque aparchen.[*]()
  5. Vix Aurora novos movebat ortus,
  6. iam bellaria [*]() linea pluebant
  7. —hunc rorem veniens profudit eurus:
  8. quicquid nobile Ponticis nucetis,
  9. fecundis cadit aut iugis Idymes;
  10. quod ramis pia germinat Damascos,
  11. et quod percoquit ebriosa Caunos,[*]()
  12. largis gratuitum cadit rapinis:
  13. molles gaioli lucuntulique,
  14. et massis Amerina non perustis
  15. et mustaceus et latente palma
  16. praegnates caryotides cadebant.
    17. [*](ebriamque aparchen (I.e. a)parxh/n, originally first-fruits. first offering, then feast, as In Pint. 40 B) Phillimore: parcen M, pacem Pol., noctem R. Thomson, etc. )[*]( bellaria s: vellaria M. )[*](ebriosa Caunos Waller: aebosia caunos M, aestuosa Imhof, Ebosea Vollmer, arbor Iuda caunas Eilis, et quod praecoquit Ebosia cannis Lafaye and Slater. according to popular belief, on his festival. )
  17. non tantis Hyas inserena nimbis
  18. terras obruit aut soluta Plias,
  19. qualis per cuneos hiems Latinos
  20. plebem grandine contudit serena.