[257] Metu, the old dative, for which Weidner refers to Gell. 4. 16. 5. ‘Parce:’ see on G. 2. 339. ‘Tuorum fata,’ like “fata Phrygum,” 7. 294. ‘Tibi’ is the ethical dative connected with the whole sentence, as we might say, ‘to your comfort.’
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