1 XXV. Sempronia] Of the same gens as the two Gracchi. She was the wife of Decimus Brutus.
2 Sing, play, and dance] “Psallere, saltare.” As psallo signifies both to play on a musical instrument, and to sing to it while playing, I have thought it necessary to give both senses in the translation.
3 By no means despicable] “Haud absurdum.” Compare, Bene dicere haud absurdum est, c. 3.
4 She was distinguished, etc.] “Multæ facetiæ, multusque lepos inerat.” Both facetiæ and lepos mean "agreeableness, humor, pleasantry;" but lepos here seems to refer to diction, as in Cic. Orat. i. 7: Magnus in jocando lepos.
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