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. quantus equos pugnasque virum decurrere versu
  2. Maeonides quantumque pios ditarit agrestes
  3. Aseraeus Siculusque senex, qua lege recurrat
  4. Pindarieae vox flexa lyrae volucrumque precator
  5. Ibyeus [*]() et tetricis Alcman cantatus Amyclis
  6. Stesichorusque ferox saltusque ingressa viriles
  7. non formidata temeraria Leueade [*]() Sappho,
  8. quosque alios dignata chelys. tu pandere doctus
  9. carmina Battiadae latebrasque Lycophronis arti [*]()
  10. Sophronaque implicitum tenuisque arcana Corinnae.
  11. sed quid parva loquor? tu par adsuetus Homero
  12. ferre iugum senosque pedes aequare solutis
  13. versibus et numquam passu breviore relinqui,
  14. quid mirum, patria si te petiere relicta,
  15. quos Lucanus ager, rigidi quos iugera Dauni,
  16. quos Veneri plorata domus neglectaque tellus
    17. [*](sin M: sit Doni. )[*](Ibycus Pol.: Obsicus M. )[*](Leucade Pol. (from some commentator unknown): calchide M. )[*](arti Baehrens: ari M: atri s. parsley at Nemea, the pine-branch at Isthmus (Athamas was the father of Palaemon, who with his mother Ino was worshipped there; Lerna is in the neighbourhood of Nemea). some robbers who had ill-treated him. )
  17. Alcidae vel quos e vertice Surrentino
  18. mittit Tyrrheni speculatrix virgo profundi,
  19. quos propiore sinu lituo remoque notatus
  20. collis et Ausonii pridem laris hospita Cyme
  21. quosque Dicarchei portus Baianaque mittunt
  22. litora, qua mediis alte permixtus [*]() anhelat
  23. ignis aquis et operta domos incendia servant?
  24. sic ad Avernales scopulos et opaca Sibyllae
  25. antra rogaturae veniebant undique gentes;
  26. illa minas divum Parcarumque acta canebat
  27. quamvis decepto vates non irrita Phoebo.
  28. mox et Romuleam stirpem proceresque futuros
  29. instruis inque patrum vestigia ducere perstas.
  30. sub te Dardanius facis explorator opertae,
  31. qui Diomedei celat penetralia furti,
  32. crevit et inde sacrum didicit puer; arma probator [*]()
  33. monstrasti Saliis [*]() praesagumque aethera certi [*]()
  34. auguribus; cui Chalcidicum fas volvere carmen,
  35. cur Phrygii lateat coma flaminis, et tua multum
  36. verbera succincti formidavere Luperci.
    37. [*](permixtus s: permissus M. )[*](probator Ellis: probatur M: probatus Vollmer: probatis Baehrens. )[*](monstrasti Saliis Lipsius: monstrastis aliis M. )[*](certi Vollmer: certis M. Surrentum with the promontory of Minerva, Cape Misenum. chose to ask (i.e., as many years as there were grains in a handful of dust). )
  37. Et nunc ex illo forsan grege gentibus alter
  38. iura dat Eois, alter compescit Hiberas,
  39. alter Achaemenium secludit Zeugmate Persen,
  40. hi dites Asiae populos, hi Pontica frenant,
  41. hi fora pacificis emendant fascibus, illi
  42. castra pia statione tenent: tu laudis origo.
  43. non tibi certassent iuvenilia fingere corda
  44. Nestor et indomiti Phoenix moderator alumni
  45. quique tubas acres lituosque audire volentem
  46. Aeciden alio frangebat carmine Chiron.
  47. Talia dum celebras, subitam civilis Erinys
  48. Tarpeio de monte facem Phlegraeaque movit
  49. proelia, sacrilegis lucent Capitolia taedis,[*]()
  50. et Senonum furias Latiae sumpsere cohortes,
  51. vix requies flammae necdum rogus ille deorum