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i 9, 10. Or (qualecumque quidem patroni ut ergo M.) 'whatever it is worth indeed; that for the merits of its (my) patron,' &c.

ii 7. Or (et solaciolum sui dolor is, credo, et quo gravis acquiescat ardor P. cum—acquiescet codd.) 'both as a solace to her pain, ah yes! and that her grievous smart may be lulled by it.' quo abl.

iv 18. inde, or 'thereafter.'

23. Or ' for her.'

24. Or (novissime M. and codd.) ' when last she came from the sea,' &c.

vi 1. Or 'your loves ' = amores E.

vii 2. Either 'kissings of you' or 'kisses from you', = a tedatae, and accordingly in 9.

viii 14, 15. Or (cum rogaberis nulla. Scelesta la, vae te! P.) ' when you are asked no more. Ah, poor wretch! ' Perhaps nullam noctem.

ix 1. Or (O meis a.) ' preferred by me to all my friends, the whole three hundred thousand of them'; or (abl.), 'by three hundred thousand '; or perhaps, ' by three hundred miles.'

7. facta, or 'what you did there' = tua facta.

10. Or quantumst—beatiorum may = vocative, as III 2.

x. 8. Or ' seas,' but see Ellis's note.

10. Or (nec) 'neither the people themselves nor the praetors nor their staff.' hoc praetore fuisse is a possible emendation.