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. 1. 866, and the Note.]

[Footnote 975: The rites of Ceres.--Ver. 601. He alludes to the mysterious rites of Ceres, in the island of Samothrace.]

[Footnote 976: Not enclosed in chests.--Ver. 609. Certain chests were carried in the procession at the festival of Ceres, the contents of which, if there were any, was a mystery to the uninitiated.]

[Footnote 977: The left hand.--Ver. 614. This is the attitude of the Venus de Medicis.]

[Footnote 978: At a heavy price.--Ver. 626. Men spend their money on debauchery, only for the pleasure of talking of it.]

[Footnote 979: Waving wings.--Ver. 644. He refers to Perseus admiring the swarthy Andromeda.]

[Footnote 980: Of larger stature.--Ver. 645. She was remarkable for her height.]

[Footnote 981: Green bark.--Ver. 639. He speaks of the slip engrafted in the stock.]

[Footnote 982: What Consulship.--Ver. 663. The age of persons was reckoned by naming the Consulship in which they were born; the period of which was Known by reference to the 'Fasti Consulares.' See the Introduction to the Fasti.]

[Footnote 983: Rigid Censor.--Ver. 664. It was the duty of the Censor to make enquiries into the age of all individuals.]

[Footnote 984: Best years.--Ver. 666. Even in those days, it was considered ungallant to make too scrutinizing enquiries into the years of ladies of 'a certain age.']

[Footnote 985: Kind of warfare.--Ver. 674. See the Amores,