[18] Adjusting her cushion.
[19] Putting a Foot-stool under her.
[20] The Original mentioned the Fights of the Gladiators. The Paraphrase comes as near as our Customs admit; for the British Ladies never attend to see Men kill one another in jest.
[21] Augustus Caesar among other rich Shews, with which he entertained the People, exhibited to them a Sea-Fight in a Place dug on purpose near the banks of the Tyber. The Poet takes this occasion of introducing many Compliments to the Grandson of this Prince. We have done little more than altered Names in this Place; and as we are assured all here said is as properly applicable to the noble Person to whom we have transferred it, the learned Reader will admire that any Passage in an antient Author can be so apposite to the present Times, and the true English Reader will be no less delighted to see Ovid introduced as singing forth the Praises of the British Hero.
[22] Parthia.
[23] The Crassi.
[24] Hercules.
[25] Bacchus.
[26] The Original here described the many Nations who are led Captives.
[27] Here we have inverted the Original; but sure the Sense upholds us in so doing.