[102.1] = ortus, nātus.
[102.2] simultātēs gerere = ‘to carry on a feud.’
[102.3] ‘to aim at.’
[102.4] ‘champion.’
[102.5] The Brutus of selection IX.
[102.6] Utinam vīverēs! ‘O that you were yet alive.’ The subjunctive here expresses a wish or prayer; cf. [l. 29].
[102.7] ‘you’re fast asleep.’
[102.8] cōnsiliī cōnscia: ‘who was aware of,’ etc.
[102.9] ‘sleeping-room.’
[102.10] cultellum tōnsōrium: ‘a barber’s knife.’