Thebais

Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)

Statius, P. Papinius. Statius, Volumes 1-2. Mozley, John Henry, editor. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928.

  1. spes, ubi longa venit, talem sub pectore nubem
  2. consilii volvens Dircen Cadmique negatas
  3. adparat ire domos, veluti dux taurus amata
  4. valle carens. pulsum solito quem gramine vietor
  5. iussit ab erepta longe mugire iuvenca,
  6. cum profugo placuere tori cervixque recepto
  7. sanguine magna redit fractaeque in pectora quercus,[*]()
  8. bella cupit pastusque et capta armenta reposcit
  9. iam pede, iam cornu melior—pavet ipse reversum
  10. victor, et attoniti vix agnovere magistri—:
  11. non alias tacita iuvenis Teumesius iras
  12. mente acuit, sed fida vias arcanaque coniunx
  13. senserat; utque toris primo complexa iacebat
  14. aurorae pallore virum, ‘quos, callide, motus
  15. quamve fugam moliris?’ ait ‘nil transit amantes.
  16. sentio, pervigiles acuunt suspiria questus,
  17. numquam in pace sopor, quotiens haec ora natare
  18. fletibus et magnas latrantia [*]() pectora curas
    19. [*](in pectora quercus PB (with vires written over): in pectore ω, vires DKS. vires Q (with quercus written over). )[*](latrantia PES: iactantia ω. )
    v.1.p.420
  19. admota deprendo manu? nil foedere rupto
  20. conubiisve super moveor viduaque iuventa,