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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. proturbata tori, prohibete, auferte supremis
  2. invisam exsequiis. quid se funesta parenti
  3. miscet et in nostris spectatur et ipsa ruinis?’
    4. [*]()[*](aveo Mueller: habeo P (with h erased); habeo ω, which Klotz would defend by parallel of Varro, R. R. i. 1. 2, ut id mihi habeam curare roges.)[*](There is some confusion in the msh. here; the reading in the text is that of P, except that P omits auferte (l 181) and reads invitam (l. 182). The other MSS. read pignore nostro partus honos prohibete nefas auferte (nefas om. in QN), cf. ii. 172, xii. 84. Also, l. 182 quid ω: quia P. funesta ω: fecisse P. L. 183 omits et. After l. 183 come two lines but only in DQNS (ait atque D, dixitque also in B. marg.)
  4. cui luget complexa suos? dixitque repente
  5. concidit, abruptisque obmutuit ore querelis.
    6. v.2.p.74
  6. sic ait abruptisque immutuit ore querellis:
  7. non secus ac primo fraudatum lacte iuvencum,
  8. cui trepidae vires et solus ab ubere sanguis,
  9. seu fera seu duras avexit pastor ad aras;
  10. nunc vallem spoliata parens, nunc flumina questu,
  11. nunc armenta movet vacuosque interrogat agros;
  12. tunc piget ire domum, maestoque novissima campo
  13. exit et oppositas impasta avertitur herbas.
  14. At genitor sceptrique decus cultusque Tonantis
  15. inicit ipse rogis, tergoque et pectore fusam
  16. caesariem ferro minuit sectisque iacentis
  17. obnubit tenuia ora comis, ac talia fletu
  18. verba pio miscens: ‘alio tibi, perfide, pacto,
  19. Iuppiter, hunc crinem voti reus ante dicaram,
  20. si pariter virides nati libare dedisses