[441] Umbrae: most MSS., including Med., Rom., Pal., and Gud., have ‘umbra;’ ‘umbrae’ however is the original reading of fragm. Vat., and has the authority of Probus ap. Serv., and Pomponius Sabinus; and it is recommended both by harmony and as the less usual expression. It is not easy to establish an argument on any peculiar construction of ‘laetus’ according to its senses, as it seems to have no uniform meaning with either case. “Laeta laborum,” 11. 73, may possibly mean ‘prodigal of her labour;’ but it is as likely to mean ‘delighting in the task.’ For sacred groves in cities, see Livy 1. 8.
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