"Thrice round the altar I the image draw."
The burning wax candles may be more difficult to account for, unless it refer to the custom of melting wax in order to mollify the beloved one's heart:—
"As this devoted wax melts o'er the fire,
Let Myndian Delphis melt with soft desire."
THEOCRITUS.
———————"Hæc ut cera liquescit."
——————"Sic nostro Daphnis amore."
VIRGIL.
For a woman to compose a garland was always considered an indication of her being in love. Aristophanes says,
"The wreathing garlands in a woman is