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. quosque alios dignata chelys. tu pandere doctus
  2. carmina Battiadae latebrasque Lycophronis arti [*]()
  3. Sophronaque implicitum tenuisque arcana Corinnae.
  4. sed quid parva loquor? tu par adsuetus Homero
  5. ferre iugum senosque pedes aequare solutis
  6. versibus et numquam passu breviore relinqui,
  7. quid mirum, patria si te petiere relicta,
  8. quos Lucanus ager, rigidi quos iugera Dauni,
  9. quos Veneri plorata domus neglectaque tellus
    10. [*](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. )
  10. Alcidae vel quos e vertice Surrentino
  11. mittit Tyrrheni speculatrix virgo profundi,
  12. quos propiore sinu lituo remoque notatus
  13. collis et Ausonii pridem laris hospita Cyme
  14. quosque Dicarchei portus Baianaque mittunt
  15. litora, qua mediis alte permixtus [*]() anhelat
  16. ignis aquis et operta domos incendia servant?
  17. sic ad Avernales scopulos et opaca Sibyllae
  18. antra rogaturae veniebant undique gentes;
  19. illa minas divum Parcarumque acta canebat
  20. quamvis decepto vates non irrita Phoebo.
  21. mox et Romuleam stirpem proceresque futuros
  22. instruis inque patrum vestigia ducere perstas.
  23. sub te Dardanius facis explorator opertae,
  24. qui Diomedei celat penetralia furti,
  25. crevit et inde sacrum didicit puer; arma probator [*]()
  26. monstrasti Saliis [*]() praesagumque aethera certi [*]()
  27. auguribus; cui Chalcidicum fas volvere carmen,
  28. cur Phrygii lateat coma flaminis, et tua multum
  29. verbera succincti formidavere Luperci.
    30. [*](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). )
  30. Et nunc ex illo forsan grege gentibus alter
  31. iura dat Eois, alter compescit Hiberas,