FRAGMENTA PETRONII

QVAE QVIBUS IN LOCIS REPONENDA SINT,

INCERTVM EST
Frag. I.
Candida sidereis ardescn! "#ina $"a##is,
Fndn! c%""a r%sas, e! cedi! crini&s ar#,
Me""ea 'r're# de'r%#n! %ra r&%re#,
Lac!anea(e ad#i)!s s&"i#a! 'ec!%ra sangis,
Ac !%!s !i&i seri! *%n%r, $%r#a(e dear#
F"ges, e! Venere# c%e"es!i c%r'%re +incis.
Argen!% s!a! $ac!a #ans, dg!s(e !ene""is
Serica $i"a !ra*ens, 're!i%s% s!a#ine "dis.
P"an!a decens #%dic%s nesci! ca"care "a'i""%s,
E! dra "aedi sce"s es! +es!igia !erra,
I'sa !%s c# $erre +e"is 'er "i"ia gresss,
N""i s!erna!r "ei%ri '%ndere $"%res.
G!!ra nnc a"iae #agnis #%ni"i&s %rnen!,
A! ge##as a'!en! ca'i!i, ! s%"a '"acere,
Ve" s'%"ia!a, '%!es. N""i "ada&i"e !%!#,
In !e cnc!a 'r%&a!, si (is(a# cernere '%ssi!.
Sirene# can!s, e! d"cia '"ec!ra T*a"iae
Ad +%ce# !acisse, re%r, (ae #e""a 'r%'agas
D"cia, e! in #iser%s !e"# iac"aris a#%ris.
C%r grae +"ns a"i!, n""% sana&i"e $err%,
Sed !a "a&ra #e% sae# de c%rde d%"%re#
De'e""an!, #%r&#(e ani#ae #edica#inis *is
Cra $ge!, nec !an!a '!res +i%"en!ia ner%s
Di$icie!, a!(e !ae #%riar 'r% cri#ine cassae.
Sed, si *%c grande '!as, sa"!e# c%ncede 'recan!i,
V! ia# de$nc!r# nieis a#&ire "acer!is
Digneris, +i!a#(e #i*i '%s! $a!a redcas.
Frag II.
Albutia.
Me#'*i!ides, 'e""ae,
Sacris De# 'ara!ae,
Tinc!s c%"%re n%c!is
Man 'er "%(aci,
Aeg'!ias c*%reas -
Frag. III.
Ba"nea!rice# - P%""ice +s(e ad 'eric"# r%s%.
Frag. IV.
Ans rec%c!a +in%,
Tre#en!i&s "a&e""is.
Frag. V.
Iern! sege!es #e# "a&%re#.
Frag. VI.
Tri'"ici +ides, +! %r!
Triiae r%!e!r ignis,
V%"cri(e P*%e&s a)e
Ra'id# 'ererre! %r&e#.
Frag. VII.
N%n &ene %"e!, (i &ene se#'er %"e!.
Frag. VIII.
Ani#a# n%s!r% a#'"e)a# in c%r'%re.
Frag. I..
Qi +"!r iec%r in!i## 'ererra!,
E! 'ec!s !ra*i!, in!i#as(e $i&ras,
N%n es!, (e# "e'idi +%can! '%e!ae/
Sed c%rdis #a"a, "i%r a!(e "c!s.
Frag. ..
Ad "i&idinis inci!a#en!#, #0rr*in# se '%c"# &i&isse
- In ar#ari# #e#e! c%nieci - O&!%r!% +a"gi!er "a&e""%
- T%!s $ere #nds #i## +ide!r i#'"ere - N%n
dc% c%n!en!%nis $ne#, d# c%ns!e! in!er n%s, (%d $ere
!%!s #nds e)ercea! *is!ri%nia#.
Frag. .I.
O #a)i#a rer#,
E! #eri!% 'ie!as *%#ini !!issi#a +ir!s1
Frag. .II.
- 2%rri$ic%(e in$es!an! #r#re !igres.
Frag. .III.
Na# c%#!# #e +erna"es a"ci!ae #%"es!a&an! -
P%s!(a# $erc"# a""a!# es! - T%! reg# #an&iae
'enes $gi!i# re'er!ae - Sa!is c%ns!a!, e%s nisi
inc"ina!%s, n%n s%"ere !ransire cr0'!a# Nea'%"i!ana# -
Pe!ar%(e i&en!e #%d% s'eri%r - Ad$er n%&is
a"a&as!r# C%s#ian# - S''es - T""ia.
Frag. .IV.
- Ine"c!a&i"e $a!#.
Frag. .V.
- Tre#e&nda s'er%"a! *as!a.
Frag. .VI.
- Qi 'raeesse c'i!, 'r%desse recsa!.
Magns in e)e#'"% es!, ci n%n s$$ecera! %r&is.
Frag. .VII.
- E)cis% de$%ssa #ar#%re 'e!ra.
Frag. .VIII.
Qin(e 'ed# $a&rica!a d%#s, (a n%&i"e c%r's
E)iga re(iei! *#%. -
A!(e, +! arane%"i, !ene# $%r#ai#s %rs#.
Frag. .I..
Mi""e sa'%ra!a# #edica!is $rgi&s %$$a#.
Frag. ...
N%n es! $%r#a sa!is/ nec, (ae +"! &e""a +ideri,
De&e! +"gari #%re '"acere si&i.
Dic!a, sa"es, "ss, ser#%nis gra!ia, riss,
Vindicn! na!rae candidi%ris %'s.
C%ndi! eni# $%r#a#, (id(id c%ns#i!r ar!is,
E!, nisi +e""e s&es!, gra!ia !%!a 'eri!.
Frag. ..I.
N%n sa!is es!, (%d n%n #ergis, $ri%sa ien!s,
Transers%s(e ra'i! $a#a se'"!a 'r%&ris3
Anne e!ia# $a#"i c%gna!a $aece se'"!i,
In !es!a #ersas ")rian!r %'es3
Vi"is sers *a&e! regni &%na, ce""a(e ca'!i
Deride! $es!ra#, R%#"ea#(e casa#.
Idcirc% +ir!s #edi% iace! %&r!a c%en%,
Ne(i!iae c"asses candida +e"a $ern!.
Frag. ..II.
Pri#s in %r&e de%s $eci! !i#%r, arda c%e"%
F"#ina c# caderen!, discssa(e #%enia $"a##is,
A!(e4 ic! $"agrare! A!*%s, M%) P*%e&s ad %r!s,
Ls!ra!a deiec!s *#%, Lnae(e senec!s,
E! re'ara!s *%n%s, 2inc signa e$$sa 'er %r&e#,
E! 'er#!a!is didinc!s #ensi&s anns
Pr%ieci! +i!i# *%c, a!(e err%r issi! inanis
Agric%"as 'ri#%s Cereri dare #essis *%n%res,
Pa"#i!i&s '"enis Bacc*# +incire, Pa"e#(e
Pas!%r# gadere #an. Na!a! %&r!s, %#ni
Ne'!ns de#ersis a(a, Pa""as(e !a&ernas
Vindica!. E! +%!i res, e! (i +endidi! %r&e#,
Ia# si&i (is(e de%s aid% cer!a#ine $ingi!.
Frag. ..III.
N%"% eg% se#'er ide# ca'i!i s$$ndere c%s!#,
Nec !%!% s!%#ac*# c%nci"iare #er%.
Tars a#a! gra#en #!a!a car'ere +e""e,
E! $era #!a!is ss!ine! %ra ci&is.
I'se dies ide% n%s gra!% 'er"i! *as!,
Q%d 'er#!a!is *%ra e(is.
Frag. ..IV.
V)%r "egi!i#s de&e! (asi censs a#ari,
Nec cens# +e""e# se#'er a#are #e#.
Frag. ..V.
Inenias, (%d (is(e +e"i!. N%n %#ni&s +n# es!,
Q%d '"ace!. 2ic s'inas c%""igi!, i""e r%sas.
Frag. ..VI.
Na# ni*i" es!, (%d n%n #%r!a"i&s a$$era! +s#.
Re&s in adersis, (ae iacere, ian!.
Sic, ra!e de#ersa, $"# de'%ndera! ar#/
Re#%r# "ei!as na$raga #e#&ra +e*i!.
C# s%nere !&ae/ ig"% s!a! dii!e $err#/
Bar&ara c%n!e#! 'rae"ia 'anns *a&e!.
Frag. ..VII.
Lin(e !as sedes, a"iena(e "i!!%ra (aere,
O ienis1 #ai%r rer# !i&i nasci!r %rd%.
Ne scc#&e #a"is, !e n%eri! "!i#s Is!er,
Te B%reas ge"ids, secra(e regna Can%'i,
Qi(e renascen!e# P*%e&#, cernn!(e caden!e#.
Mai%r in e)!ernas I!*acs descenda! arenas.
Frag. ..VIII.
Na# ci!is $"a##as #%r!a"es %re !ene&n!,
Qa# secre!a !egan!. Qid(id di#i!!is in a"a,
E$$"i!, e! s&i!is r#%ri&s %''ida '"sa!.
Nec sa!is es!, +"gasse $ide#, si#"a!is e)i!
Pr%di!i%nis %'s, $a#a#(e %nerare "a&%ra!.
Sic c%##issa +erens, aids re$erare #inis!er,
F%di! *## , regis(e "a!en!es 'r%didi! ares.
C%nce'i! na# !erra s%n%s, ca"a#i(e "%(en!es
Inenere Mida#, (a"e# narraera! ide).
Frag. ..I..
Fa""n! n%s %c"i, +agi(e senss,
O''ressa ra!i%ne, #en!in!r.
Na# !rris, 'r%'e (ae (adra!a srgi!.
A!!ri!is 'r%c" ang"is r%!a!r.
20&"ae# re$gi! sa!r "i(%re#,
E! naris casia# $re(en!er %di!.
2%c i""% #agis, a! #ins, '"acere
N%n '%sse!, nisi, "i!e des!ina!a,
Pgnaren! d&i% !en%re senss.
Frag. ....
Ia# nnc arden!es ac!#ns $regera! +#&ras,
A!(e *ie#e# !e'idis s'ec!a&a! P*%e&s *a&enis,
Ia# '"a!ans iac!are c%#as, ia# c%e'era! +as
Ann#erare sas, de$ec!% 'a"#i!e, +i!is,
An!e %c"%s s!a&a!, (id(id 'r%#isera! anns.
Frag. ...I.
Sic e! #e#&a s%"en! aras inc"dere +enis,
Qae 'eni!s #ersae, c# rrss a&ire "a&%ran!,
Ver&eri&s ri#an!r i!er, nec desini! an!e,
Frigids, ads!ric!is (i regna! in %ssi&s, *%rr%r,
Qa# !e'ids "a)% #anai! c%r'%re sd%r.
Frag. ...II.
Sic, c%n!ra rer# na!rae #nera n%!a,
C%rs #a!ris $rgi&s %a re$er!,
Sic $%r#a! "inga $%e!#, c# 'r%!"i!, +rsa,
E! 'iscis, n""% inc!s a#%re, 'ari!.
Sic P*%e&eia c*e"0s, +inc"% res%"!a 'aren!is,
Lcinae !e'idis nari&s %ra $%e!.
Sic sine c%nc&i! !e)!is a'is e)ci!a ceris
Fere!, e! adaci #i"i!e cas!ra re'"e!.
N%n +n% c%n!en!a +a"e! na!ra !en%re,
Sed 'er#!a!as gade! *a&ere +ices.
Frag. ...III.
Na$rags, eiec!a nds ra!e, (aeri! e%de#
Percss# !e"%, ci sa $a!a "ega!.
Grandine (i sege!es e! !%!# 'erdidi! ann#,
In si#i"i de$"e! !ris!ia $a!a sin.
Fnera c%nci"ian! #iser%s, %r&i(e 'aren!es
C%nign! ge#i!s, e! $aci! *%ra 'ares.
N%s (%(e c%n$sis $erie#s sidera +er&is,
E! $a#a es!, inc!as $%r!is ire 'reces.
Frag. ...IV.
O#nia, (ae #iseras '%ssn! $inire (ere"as,
In 'r%#! +%"i! candids esse Des.
Vi"e %"s, e! dris *aeren!ia #%ra r&e!is,
Pgnan!is s!%#ac*i c%#'%sere $a#e#.
F"#ine +icin%, s!"!s si!i!, e! rige! Er%,
C# ca"ids !e'id% c%ns%na! igne r%gs.
Le) ar#a!a sede! circ# $era "i#ina n'!ae,
Ni" #e!i! "ici!% $sa 'e""a !%r%.
Q%d sa!iare '%!es!, dies na!ra #inis!ra!,
Q%d d%ce! in$renis g"%rai, $ine care!.
Frag. ...V.
Idaes "ice! e! '%rcin# n#en ad%re!,
E! c%e"i s##as ad%ce! aric"as.
Ni !a#en e! $err% sccideri! inginis %ra#,
E! nisi nda!# s%"eri! ar!e ca'!,
E)e#!s '%'"%, Graia# #igra&i! ad +r&e#,
E! n%n ieina sa&&a!*a "ege 're#e!.
Vna es! n%&i"i!as, arg#en!#(e c%"%ris
Ingeni, !i#idas n%n *a&isse #ans.