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31 Extollent. The reading is uncertain; some editions have "expolient."
32 Purpuream, "bright, or shining."
35 The reader will be pleased with a reference, on p. 330, infra, to the (then recent) conversion of our Saxon forefathers in Kent.
1 Venantius Honorius, to whom this poem is ascribed, was an Italian presbyter and poet. In some editions the title is De Resurrectione. It was addressed to the bishop Felix.
5 Hac in nocte brevi. Other editions read, "adhuc nocte brevi."
8 Cum bene vernales reddidit annus opes. Another reading is, "cum bene vernarit; reddit et annus opes."
11 Floribus; another reading is, "arridentque oculis."
12 Late; others read, "lactens," juicy.
13 Foliorum crine revulso; others read, "refuso."
14 Siler, supposed to be the osier, but the notices of the tree are too scanty to enable us to identify it. See Conington, Virg. Georg., ii. 12.
15 Suis attemperat organa cannis. "Canna" seems to be used for "gutturis canna," the windpipe; "organum," often used for a musical instrument.
17 Toto venerabilis aevo. [Rev. i. 10. Easter in Patmos, I suppose.]
Mobilitas anni, mensum, lux alma dierum
Horarum splendor, stridula cuncta favent. There are great variations in the readings of this passage. Some read
"Nobilitas anni, mensum decus, alma dierum,
Horarum splendor, scriptula, puncta fovent."
19 Nimio; another reading is, "minimus,"
23 Quo moderante; others read, "quae moderata."
25 Cum corpore; others read, "nostro e corpore nasci."
26 Pateris vitae auctor; others have "patris novas auctor."
29 Aeternae; another reading is "et tetrae."
30 Pollicitam; others have "sollicitam."
33 Pugillo. Thus Prov. xxx. 4: "Who hath gathered the wind in His fists?"
35 Olympum; others read, "in orbem," returning to the world.
39 [Post Tartara. Vol. iv. p. 140; v. pp. 153, 161, 174, this series.]
41 Iste; another reading is, "in te."
42 An allusion to the white garments in which the newly baptized were arrayed.
43 Vetus vitium, "original sin;" as it was termed, "peccatum originis."
44 Consors; others read "concors," harmonious.
48 Vegetetur; another reading is "agitetur."
49 De te; others read, "detur et," with injury to the metre.
1 Being fragments of three books to Abercius Marcellus against the Montanists. Gallandi, vol. iii. p. 273, from Eusebius, Hist. Eccl., v. ch 16, 17.
2 The manuscripts write the name Aoui/rkioj, Avircius: but Nicephorus (book iv.) gives it as 'Abe/rkioj, Abercius.