[81] The passage in which they are described is perhaps the most beautiful in Latin poetry, iii. 18, sqq. Cf. ii. 644.
[82] E.g. omoiomepeia, and various terms of endearment, iv. 1154-63.
[83] S. i. 10.
[84] E.g. frequently in Juvenal.
[85] E.g. terrai frugiferai: lumina sis oculis: indugredi, volta, vacefit, facie are on the analogy of Ennius's cere comminuit brum, salsae lacrimae, &c.
[86] See Appendix.
[87] Besides the passages quoted or referred to, the following throw light upon his opinions or genius. The introduction (i. 1-55), the attack on mythology (ii, 161-181, 591-650); that on the fear of death (iii. 943- 983), the account of the progress of the arts (v. 1358-1408), and the recommendation of a calm mind (v. 56-77).
[88] E.g. quocirca, quandoquidem, id ita esse, quod superest, Huc accedit ut, &c.
[89] Lu. i. 914.
[90] Qu. x. 1, 87.