[168] Nympharum domus may be either in vague apposition to the two preceding lines, or in strict apposition to ‘antrum,’ v. 168 being a sort of parenthesis, like that in v. 12, above. ‘Fessas:’ comp. Shaksp., Rom. and Jul. Act 5. Sc. 4, “Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on The dashing rocks thy sea-sick, weary bark.” The weary ship reposes without the strain which the strong cable and biting anchor imply. Od. 13. 100., 9. 136.
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