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. quem non corrupit pubes effrena novaeque
    2. [*](fesso usque Vollmer: fessusque M: fessoque Dom.: fessoque Hyperioni Imhof. Hercules (slayer of the Nemean lion near Cleonae). The reference is to the previous sack of Troy, in which Hercules took part. returned from exile to defeat the Gauls. )
  2. libertas properata togae! ceu nescia falcis
  3. silva comas tollit fructumque exspirat in umbras.
  4. at tibi Pieriae tenero sub pectore curae
  5. et pudor et docti legem sibi dicere mores;
  6. tunc hilaris probitas et frons tranquilla nitorque
  7. luxuriae confine tenens pietasque per omnes
  8. dispensata modos; aequaevo cedere fratri
  9. mirarique patrem miseraeque ignoscere matri,
  10. admonuit fortuna domus, tibine illa nefanda
  11. pocula letalesque manu componere sucos
  12. evaluit, qui voce potes praevertere morsus
  13. serpentum atque omnes vultu placare novercas?
  14. infestare libet manes meritoque precatu
  15. pacem auferre rogis; sed te. puer optime, cerno