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. quod si dulce decus viridesque resumeret annos,
  2. —da veniam, Alcide—fors huic et pensa tulisses.
  3. Haec ego nascentes laetus bacchatus ad aras
  4. libamenta tuli. nunc ipse [*]() in limine—cerno
  5. solventem voces et talia dicta ferentem:
    6. [*](pumiceis s: puniceis M Pol. (from P). )[*](Limon omenque Guyet: limo numenque M. )[*](degenerabit M: degener ambit Gronovius. )[*](ipse M: ipsum Dom.: ipso s. Macnaghten's punctuation. Palaemon, son of Ino, those at Nemea in honour of Opheltes (Archemorus), for whom see Thebaid iv. (end), v. and vi. (init). famous; Icarus was a son of Oebalus, king of Sparta, and )
  6. ‘macte animis opibusque meos imitate labores,
  7. qui rigidas rupes infecundaeque pudenda
  8. naturae deserta domas et vertis in usum
  9. lustra habitata feris foedeque latentia profers
  10. numina, quae tibi nunc meritorum praemia solvam?