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. Stesichorusque ferox saltusque ingressa viriles
  2. non formidata temeraria Leueade [*]() Sappho,
  3. quosque alios dignata chelys. tu pandere doctus
  4. carmina Battiadae latebrasque Lycophronis arti [*]()
  5. Sophronaque implicitum tenuisque arcana Corinnae.
  6. sed quid parva loquor? tu par adsuetus Homero
  7. ferre iugum senosque pedes aequare solutis
  8. versibus et numquam passu breviore relinqui,
  9. quid mirum, patria si te petiere relicta,
  10. quos Lucanus ager, rigidi quos iugera Dauni,
  11. quos Veneri plorata domus neglectaque tellus
    12. [*](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. )
  12. Alcidae vel quos e vertice Surrentino
  13. mittit Tyrrheni speculatrix virgo profundi,
  14. quos propiore sinu lituo remoque notatus
  15. collis et Ausonii pridem laris hospita Cyme
  16. quosque Dicarchei portus Baianaque mittunt
  17. litora, qua mediis alte permixtus [*]() anhelat
  18. ignis aquis et operta domos incendia servant?
  19. sic ad Avernales scopulos et opaca Sibyllae
  20. antra rogaturae veniebant undique gentes;
  21. illa minas divum Parcarumque acta canebat
  22. quamvis decepto vates non irrita Phoebo.
  23. mox et Romuleam stirpem proceresque futuros
  24. instruis inque patrum vestigia ducere perstas.
  25. sub te Dardanius facis explorator opertae,