1048 ([return])
[ Sidonian fair.—Ver. 252. Europa was a Phoenician by birth.]
1049 ([return])
[ With the clothes.—Ver. 226. See the Amores, Book i. El. iv. 1.48, and the Note.]
1050 ([return])
[ With purple stripes.'—Ver. 269. Commentators are at a loss to know what 'tingere virgis' means; some suggest, 'to wear garments with red 'virgæ,' or 'stripes,'while others think that it means 'to tint the skin with fine lines of a purple colour.' It is thought by some that vermilion is here alluded to, while others suppose that the juice of the red flowers, or berries of the 'vaccinium,' is meant.]