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. Di patrii, quos auguriis super aequora magnis
  2. litus ad Ausonium devexit Abantia classis,
  3. tu, ductor populi longe migrantis, Apollo,
  4. cuius adhuc volucrem laeva cervice sedentem
  5. respiciens blande felix Eumelis adorat,
    6. [*](laetanda et Vollmer: letam dat M, laetandast Baehrens. in which the Spartan girls took part. Statius probably has Propertius iii. 14 in mind. the warrior at Troy so-called, the son of Admetus); she was )
  6. tuque, Actaea [*]() Ceres, cursu cui semper anhelo
  7. votivam taciti quassamus lampada mystae,
  8. et vos, Tyndaridae, quos non horrenda Lycurgi
  9. Taygeta umbrosaeque magis coluere Therapnae:
  10. hos cum plebe sua, patrii,[*]() servate penates,
  11. sint, qui fessam aevo crebrisque laboribus urbem
  12. voce opibusque iuvent viridique in nomine servent.
  13. his placidos genitor mores largumque nitorem
  14. monstret avus, pulchrae studium virtutis uterque,
  15. quippe et opes et origo sinunt hanc [*]() lampade prima
  16. patricias intrare fores, hos pube sub ipsa,
  17. si modo prona bonis invicti Caesaris adsint
  18. numina, Romulei limen pulsare senatus.
  1. Est sane iocus iste, quod libellum
  2. misisti mihi, Grype, pro libello,