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456 580. The logic of proves that the previous lines assert the progeny to have been Jupiter's; hence  must be predicate, and  cannot possibly be right. I propose to change it to.

628. implies that  in a literal sense has been named in the previous lines: I think, therefore, that  has somehow come in place of the word. In the antistrophe, for, which is certainly wrong, I would suggest.

672. Paley well changes to.

674. I like the Aldine reading better than  or. We probably all adopt, with Ahrens and Hermann, for.

678–680. The common text is certainly wrong; yet it may be corrected in more ways than one. For I wish, which explains syntax and sentiment, so as to open the poet's meaning, probably, thus:  |  |. This is the poet's ideal of a well-tempered free state. "Let the folk reserve honours (public offices) for the virtuous, and let a magistracy of common counsel stablish the city by previous deliberations." is poetical for. For the old text has, which is manifestly wrong.

775., a rock that "cannot be pointed at"! Rather, I think,, inaccessible.

786. | . This chaos would be desperate, only that the metre of the strophe guides us. (Dindorf there changes to, quite causelessly.) I see nothing for it but audacious conjecture, thus:  |  |  |. | Here is the  of v. 768, and  is accusative in apposition to the sentence, as in Ag. 218, where we supply with.