NOTES.
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.
