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. stagna modesta iacent dominique imitantia mores.
  2. Inde per obliquas erepit porticus arces,
  3. urbis opus, longoque domat saxa aspera dorso,
  4. qua prius obscuro permixti pulvere soles
  5. et feritas inamoena viae, nunc ire voluptas:
  6. qualis, si subeas Ephyres Baccheidos altum
  7. culmen, ab Inoo fert semita tecta Lechaeo. [*]()
    8. [*](unum M (Krohn; cf. Suet. Tib. 40): udum, imum, uncum edd. )[*](Lechaeo Dom.: lyceo M: Lyaeo s. the Bacchiadae, ancient rulers of Corinth. gulf, associated with the worship of Ino and Palaemon )
  8. Non, mihi si cunctos Helicon indulgeat amnes
  9. et superet Pimplea sitim largeque volantis
  10. ungula sedet equi reseretque arcana pudicos
  11. Phemonoe fontes vel quos meus auspice Phoebo
  12. altius immersa turbavit Pollius urna,
  13. innumeras valeam species cultusque locorum
  14. Pieriis aequare modis, vix ordine longo