[637] Sic is emphatic: ‘thus and only thus’—when she has done this and not till then, Dido's object of course being to gain time, while she professes to be anxious for her sister's presence. Serv. says well, “‘Sic,’ quemadmodum praeceptum est, ne praetermitteret aut praecederet,” and adds, not less well, that the injunction to Barce to get a fillet for herself is given “ut et ipsa tardaret.” ‘Tege,’ as the fillet would probably not be a mere wreath, but have its ends hanging down (Dict. A. ‘vitta’). “Crinis umbrosa tegebat arundo” 8. 34. Comp. the use of ‘velo’ 3. 174.
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