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. Ibyeus [*]() et tetricis Alcman cantatus Amyclis
  2. Stesichorusque ferox saltusque ingressa viriles
  3. non formidata temeraria Leueade [*]() Sappho,
  4. quosque alios dignata chelys. tu pandere doctus
  5. carmina Battiadae latebrasque Lycophronis arti [*]()
  6. Sophronaque implicitum tenuisque arcana Corinnae.
  7. sed quid parva loquor? tu par adsuetus Homero
  8. ferre iugum senosque pedes aequare solutis
  9. versibus et numquam passu breviore relinqui,
  10. quid mirum, patria si te petiere relicta,
  11. quos Lucanus ager, rigidi quos iugera Dauni,
  12. quos Veneri plorata domus neglectaque tellus
    13. [*](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. )
  13. Alcidae vel quos e vertice Surrentino
  14. mittit Tyrrheni speculatrix virgo profundi,
  15. quos propiore sinu lituo remoque notatus
  16. collis et Ausonii pridem laris hospita Cyme
  17. quosque Dicarchei portus Baianaque mittunt
  18. litora, qua mediis alte permixtus [*]() anhelat
  19. ignis aquis et operta domos incendia servant?
  20. sic ad Avernales scopulos et opaca Sibyllae