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Lesbio . . . plectro: with Lesbian plectrum, i.e. in a lyric in the manner of the Lesbian school. Cf. 1. 1. 34. The plectrum was the pick (of ivory or metal) used in playing the lyre. Cf. 1. 1. 34.—sacrare: consecrate. So Stat. Silv. 4. 7. 7. Cf. 4. 9. 25, vate sacro.


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