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. vidi et adhuc video, qualem nec bella canentem
  2. litore virgineo Thetis occultavit Achillen,
  3. nec circum saevi fugientem moenia Phoebi
  4. Troilon Haemoniae deprendit lancea dextrae.
  5. qualis eras! procul en cunctis puerisque virisque
  6. pulchrior et tantum domino minor! illius unus
  7. ante decor, quantum praecedit clara minores
  8. luna faces quantumque alios premit. Hesperos ignes.
    9. [*](diesque M: decusque Peyrared: deisque Dom. )[*](hominem M: homo enim Macnaghten. by Pliny (N.II. x. 122) as being given a fine funeral. The stag is that of Silvia (Aen. xii. 475). )
  9. non tibi femineum vultu decus oraque supra
  10. mollis honos, quales dubiae post crimina formae
  11. de sexu transire iubent, torvoque virilis
  12. gratia; nec petulans acies blandique severo
  13. igne oculi, qualis, bellus iam casside, visu [*]()
  14. Parthenopaeus erat; simplexque horrore decoro
  15. crinis, et obsessae nondum primoque micantes
  16. flore genae: talem Ledaeo gurgite pubem
  17. educat Eurotas, teneri sic integer aevi
  18. Elin adit primosque Iovi puer adprobat annos,
  19. nam pudor unde novae menti [*]() tranquillaque morum
  20. temperies teneroque animus maturior aevo,