And heave beneath thin Coan webs thy bosom fair?
L. i. 2.
In the next passage Propertius is speaking of his own Poetry, and alludes to his frequent mention of Coan garments.
If bright she walk in Coan vest array’d,
Through all this book will Coan be display’d.
L. ii. 1.
ON A STATUE OF VERTUMNUS.
My nature suits each changing form:
Turn’d into what you please, I’m fair.
Clothe me in Coan, I’m a decent lass,