7 id . . . non potuisse. Cf. Livy ‘temperare oculis nequivisse = he could not restrain his eyes.’
8 cupiditate = from curiosity. Cf. Livy ‘cura ingeni humani = with the natural curiosity of the human mind.’
8-11 visam belluam . . . pervertere = he thought he saw a monster overthrowing.
[B.] The Interpretation—Vastitatem esse Italiae.
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Hoc trepidus monstro . . . ardua quae sit,
Scitatur, pestis, terrasque urgentia membra
Quo ferat et quosnam populos deposcat hiatu.
Cui gelidis almae Cyllenes editus antris:
‘Bella vides optata tibi: te maxima bella,