Ut lea, quam saeuo fetam pressere cubili venantes Numidae, … - Publius Papinius Statius

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Ut lea, quam saeuo fetam pressere cubili
venantes Numidae, natos erecta superstat,
mente sub incerta torvum ac miserabile frendens;
illa quidem turbare globos et frangere morsu
tela queat, sed prolis amor crudelia vincit
pectora, et a media catulos circumspicit ira.

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Publius Papinius Statius (c. 45 – c. 96) was a Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature.

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Native Name: Statius

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Ut lea, quam saeuo fetam pressere cubili venantes Numidae, natos erecta superstat, mente sub incerta torvum ac miserabile frendens; illa quidem turba… - Publius Papinius Statius

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