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Arnobius
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Introductory Notice to Arnobius.
[3980] The ms. reads unintelligibly et imponere, for which Meursius emended componat, as above.
[3981] Mercury, grandson of Atlas by Maia.
[3982] Lit., “by the long duration of time.”
[3983] Lit., “skilled in notions”—perceptionibus; for which præceptionibus, i.e., “the precepts of the different arts,” has been suggested in the margin of Ursinus.
[3984] Lit., “and have skill (sollertias) in which individuals excel.”
[3985] According to Oehler, Portunus (Portumnus or Palæmon—“the god who protects harbours”) does not occur in the ms., which, he says, reads per maria præstant—“through the seas they afford;” emended as above by Ursinus, præstat Portunus. Oehler himself proposes permarini—“the sea gods afford.”
[3986] Pales, i e., the feeding one; Inuus, otherwise Faunus and Pan.
[3987] Otherwise, “from the absence of rain.”
[3988] So the margin of Ursinus, reading meretrix; but in the first four edd., LB., and Oberthür, genetrix—“mother,” is retained from the ms.
[3989] So LB., reading cura-t, the ms. omitting the last letter.
[3990] Lit., “salted fruits,” the grits mixed with salt, strewed on the victim.
[3991] Supplied by Ursinus.
[3992] So the edd. reading quid, except Hild. and Oehler, who retain the ms. qui—“who.”
[3993] The ms. reads Vita.
[3994] [i.e., these names are derived from their offices to men. Have they no names apart from these services?]
[3995] i.e., those who subdue their own spirits. “Constancy” is the εὐπάθεια of the Stoics.
[3996] Referring to Dido.
[3997] As despairing lovers are said to have sought relief in death, by leaping from the Leucadian rock into the sea.
[3998] Lit., “where, I ask, is the (assertion) that,” etc.
[3999] Lit., “hold.”
[4000] In the ms. these words, aut si, are wanting.
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