[46.13] eō . . . est: lit., ‘to such a degree of custom was the matter brought,’ = ‘so customary did this proceeding become.’ cōnsuētūdinis is a partitive gen. with , which strictly = ‘thither, to that point.’

[46.14] subjunctive by attraction ([p. 13, n. 10]) to aperīrētur, which itself denotes result.

[47.1] ‘who were buried in slumber.’ The perf. pass. part. here, as often, = a relative clause.

[47.2] Leve . . . mōmentum: ‘a circumstance (almost too) trifling to mention.’ For dictū, see [p. 19, n. 15].

[47.3] dēperībat amōre: ‘was dying for (lit. because of) love,’ i.e. was desperately in love with.

[47.4] objective gen. with amōre: cf. [p. 14, n. 15].

[47.5] ad . . . perpulit (perpellō): ‘drove him to,’ i.e. induced him to, etc.

[47.6]watch.

[47.7] refringō.

[47.8] emphatic by reason of its position before the conjunction cum: cf. [p. 19, n. 8].