Old (He) sper with his fierce beams (scorch)ing in vain
Their (wives, their sisters and their tender daughters).
MS.: The line is much damaged, being the last on the page. A mention of the old after the young (lines 52 to 55) seems to be required.
I read it thus: Olde men with sil ... in vain. There is no trace of 57, but it is required by the sense.
I., 1, 60.—MS.: The soldiers' greedy lusts. “Greedy” deleted.
I., 1, 85.—C.: A prey so precious and so dearly purchased.
MS.: A prey so precious and dearly purchased.
“Precious” is scanned as a trisyllable.
I., 1, 117.—C.:
The imperious waves