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. ante decor, quantum praecedit clara minores
  2. luna faces quantumque alios premit. Hesperos ignes.
  3. [*](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). )
  4. non tibi femineum vultu decus oraque supra
  5. mollis honos, quales dubiae post crimina formae
  6. de sexu transire iubent, torvoque virilis
  7. gratia; nec petulans acies blandique severo
  8. igne oculi, qualis, bellus iam casside, visu [*]()
  9. Parthenopaeus erat; simplexque horrore decoro
  10. crinis, et obsessae nondum primoque micantes
  11. flore genae: talem Ledaeo gurgite pubem
  12. educat Eurotas, teneri sic integer aevi
  13. Elin adit primosque Iovi puer adprobat annos,
  14. nam pudor unde novae menti [*]() tranquillaque morum
  15. temperies teneroque animus maturior aevo,
  16. carmine quo repetisse [*]() queam? saepe ille volentem
  17. castigabat enim studioque altisque iuvabat
  18. consiliis; tecum tristisque hilarisque nec umquam