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. non licet; en hilaris circumstat turba tuorum
  2. defensatque patrem, quem non hoc agmine vineas?
  3. Di patrii, quos auguriis super aequora magnis
  4. litus ad Ausonium devexit Abantia classis,
  5. tu, ductor populi longe migrantis, Apollo,
  6. cuius adhuc volucrem laeva cervice sedentem
  7. respiciens blande felix Eumelis adorat,
    8. [*](laetanda et Vollmer: letam dat M, laetandast Baehrens. in which the Spartan girls took part. Statius probably has Propertius iii. 14 in mind. the warrior at Troy so-called, the son of Admetus); she was )
  8. tuque, Actaea [*]() Ceres, cursu cui semper anhelo
  9. votivam taciti quassamus lampada mystae,
  10. et vos, Tyndaridae, quos non horrenda Lycurgi
  11. Taygeta umbrosaeque magis coluere Therapnae:
  12. hos cum plebe sua, patrii,[*]() servate penates,
  13. sint, qui fessam aevo crebrisque laboribus urbem
  14. voce opibusque iuvent viridique in nomine servent.
  15. his placidos genitor mores largumque nitorem
  16. monstret avus, pulchrae studium virtutis uterque,
  17. quippe et opes et origo sinunt hanc [*]() lampade prima
  18. patricias intrare fores, hos pube sub ipsa,
  19. si modo prona bonis invicti Caesaris adsint
  20. numina, Romulei limen pulsare senatus.