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^{page 282 note 2} Cf. Persius 1. 124.

^{page 282 note 3} Borthwick, E. K. in C.Q. lxi (1967), 45 takes senium in Epist. i. 18. 47 as ‘languor’Google Scholar.

^{page 283 note 1} Housman, op. cit. (p. 282 n. 1 above), 14.

^{page 283 note 2} Madvig, Adv. crit. ii. 128.

^{page 284 note 1} So Conington in his note. His translation, however, says ‘when bursting’, which is close to the interpretation advocated here.

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^{page 287 note 1} Whatever view one adopts about the voices, it is hard to reconcile stertis adhuc with 7 ff. I assume that there is a slight inconsistency and that Persius overlooked or ignored it.