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