Ovid, selections for schools with intr. and notes by W. Ramsay, ed. by G.G. Ramsay

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 Excerpt: ... Sabina.' Compare also Fast. 4. 741 'Vre mares oleas, taedamque, herbasque Sabinas, Et crepet in mediis laurus adusta focis.' 10. The laurel was thrown into the sacred fire, both in ordinary sacrifices and in magical incantations, and omens were drawn from the crackling sound emitted by the leaves. So Prop. 2. 28, 35 'Deficiunt magico torti sub carmine rhombi, Et tacet extincto laurus adusta foco,' and Virgil's sorceress, E. 8. 83 'Daphnis me malus urit, ego hanc in Daphnide laurum.' 15. Compare Varro R. R. 2. 4 'A suillo genere pecoris immolandi initium primum sumptum videtur. Cuius vestigia quod initiis Cereris porci immolantur et quod initiis pacis, foedus cum feritur, porcus occiditur,' &c. 16. Vlta suas...opes, 'in vengeance for the injury inflicted on her possessions.' 'Vlciscor' signifies, i. 'To take vengeance upon,' followed by the accusative of the object punished, ii. 'To take vengeance for,' followed by the accusative of the object or guilt, on account of which punishment is inflicted. iii. 'To take vengeance for/ followed by the accusative of the object on account of whose wrongs punishment is inflicted. (i) 'Odi hominem et odero: utinam ulcisci possem! sed ulciscentur illum mores sui' Cic. Ep. Att. 9.12. (ii) 'Si istius nefarium scelus Lampsaceni ulti vi manuque essent' Cic. Verr. Act. 2. 1, 27. (iii) 'Hoc opus, haec pietas, haec prima elementa fuerunt Caesaris, ulcisci iusta per arma patrem' Ov. Fast. 3. 709. 23, 24. This couplet is translated by Ovid from a Greek epigram, in which a vine thus addresses its persecutor, TfJjv pe pyUs «ri piv, opcos %ti Kapirotpoprjaa "Oaaov tTsiuireiaai roi, rpdye, Bvopeva. 25. Noxae...deditus, 'given over to punishment on account of guilt,' is a technical legal phrase. Thus Festus, 'Cum lex iube...