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. at nunc, quae solidum diem terebat,
  2. horarum via facta vix duarum,
  3. non tensae volucrum per astra pennae
  4. nec velocius ibitis, carinae.
  5. Hic primus labor incohare sulcos
  6. et rescindere limites et alto
  7. egestu penitus cavare terras;