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. monstrabit: namque haec, quotiens chelyn exuit, illi
  2. desidia est, hic Aoniis amor avocat antris.
  3. Haec inter castae genius tutelaque mensae
  4. Amphitryoniades multo mea cepit amore
  5. pectora nec longo satiavit lumina visu:
  6. tantus honos operi finesque inclusa per artos [*]()
  7. maiestas! deus ille, deus! seseque videndum
  8. indulsit, Lysippe, tibi parvusque videri
  9. sentirique ingens! et eum mirabilis intra
    10. [*](finesque per artos s: finesque (tennesque, iuvenesque edd.) per artus M. days; Tithonia is the Dawn. of twice the usual length. )
  10. stet mensura pedem, tamen exclamare libebit,
  11. si visus per membra feres: ‘hoc pectore pressus
  12. vastator Nemees, haec exitiale ferebant
  13. robur et Argoos frangebant brachia remos.’
  14. a! spatio [*]() tam magna brevi mendacia formae!
  15. quis modus in dextra, quanta experientia docti
  16. artificis curis, pariter gestamina mensae
  17. fingere et ingentes animo versare colossos!
  18. tale nec Idaeis quicquam Telchines in antris
  19. nec stolidus Brontes nec, qui polit arma deorum,
  20. Lemnius exigua potuisset ludere massa.