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. certantesque sibi dominum defendere villas,
  2. illum nec calido latravit Sirius astro,
  3. nec gravis aspexit Nemeae frondentis alumnus:
  4. talis hiems tectis, frangunt sic improba solem
  5. frigora, Pisaeumque domus non aestuat annum.
  6. Ipsa manu tenera tecum scripsisse Voluptas [*]()
  7. tunc Venus Idaliis unxit fastigia sucis
  8. permulsitque comis blandumque reliquit honorem
  9. sedibus, et volucres vetuit discedere natos.
  10. O longum memoranda dies! quae mente reporto
  11. gaudia, quam lassos per tot miracula visus!
  12. ingenium quam mite solo! quae forma beatis
  13. ante [*]() manus artemque locis! non largius usquam
  14. indulsit Natura sibi. nemora alta citatis
  15. incubuere vadis: fallax responsat imago
  16. frondibus, et longas eadem fugit umbra per undas,
  17. ipse Anien—miranda fides—infraque superque
    18. [*](So lacuna in MSS. after this line. It was first recognized by Schwartz, though the text was doubted by Dom.: Phillimore can j. telam for tecum (iii. 1. 117). )[*](ante Bursian: arte M. )
  18. saxeus [*]() hic tumidam rabiem spumosaque ponit
  19. murmura, ceu placidi veritus turbare Vopisci
  20. Pieriosque dies et habentes carmina somnos,