[39] Freigius notes that Jubellius Taurea was by far the strongest horse of the Campanians, whilst Claudius Asellus was a horseman of equally renowned horsemanship. The steed challenged the rider to a contest. See Livy, Bk. 3, Decad. 3.
[40] Of the town of Tours, in France.
[41] It is explained by Vives, as a note in the margin, that Curio is the priest of the parish, commonly called curate.
[42] As Dr. Bröring remarks, “German” is used in the sense of “brethren.”
[43] With dust in winter and mud in spring, you will reap great grain, Camillus. Macrobius, Satur. v. 20; cf. Vergil, Georgics, i. 101.
[44] Happy is the man in his heart, and approaching to the happiness of the gods themselves, whom glory does not agitate, dazzling with its lying gloss, nor the evil allurements of haughty luxury, but who lets the days pass peacefully by and silently, and with the labour of the poor man wins the peace of the blameless life.
[45] I.e., shop packing-paper.
[46] But dispatch now, don’t put off to future hours. Who does not do a thing to-day may be less able to do it to-morrow.
[47] Let words run, the hand is quicker than they; not as yet has the tongue done its work until the right hand has accomplished its task.
[48] Is this always the order of the day, then? Here is full morning coming through the window-shutters, and making the narrow crevices look larger with the light; yet we go on snoring, enough to carry off the fumes of that unmanageable Falernian.—(Conington’s Translation.)