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[ Caesius Bassus, a lyric poet, flourished during the reigns of Nero and Galba. Persius dedicated his sixth Satire to him.]
957 ([return])
[ “Numanus.” It should be Servilius Nonianus, who is mentioned by Pliny, xxviii. 2, and xxxvii. 6.]
958 ([return])
[ Commentators are not agreed about these sums, the text varying both in the manuscripts and editions.]
959 ([return])
[ See Dr. Thomson’s remarks on Persius, before, p. 398.]
960 ([return])
[ There is no appearance of any want of finish in the sixth Satire of Persius, as it has come down to us; but it has been conjectured that it was followed by another, which was left imperfect.]