[26] Plin. xxxiv. cap. 24.

OVID.

Sive erit in Tyriis, Tyrios laudabis amictus,

Sive erit in Cois, Coa decere puta.

Aurata est: ipso tibi sit pretiosior auro;

Gausapa si sumsit, gausapa sumta proba.

Ars Amat. ii. 297-300.

Whatever clothing she displays,

From Tyre or Cos, that clothing praise:

If gold shows forth the artist’s skill,