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