Sir Joshua Reynolds's Notes on Fresnoy.
480.—ALBIN'S HOPEFUL.] Filius ALBINI
Albinus was said to be a rich Usurer. All that is necessary to explain this passage to the English reader, is to observe, that the Roman Pound consisted of Twelve Ounces.
487.—_Worthy the _Cedar and the Cypress.]
The antients, for the better preservation of their manuscripts, rubbed them with the juice of Cedar, and kept them in cases of Cypress.
496.—Shall Lamia in our sight her sons devour, and give them back alive the self-same hour?]
Neu pranse Lamiae vivum puerum extrabat alvo.
Alluding most probably to some Drama of the time, exhibiting so monstrous and horrible an incident.
503.—The Sosii] Roman booksellers.
523.—Chaerilus.] A wretched poet, who celebrated the actions, and was distinguished by the patronage, of Alexander.