[570] Erranti: Heyne supposes that Aeneas has let himself down to the ground and is ranging over the palace; but it may be questioned whether he really descends till v. 632. To suppose that his descent is presumed in a context like this is to put a weapon into the hands of the oppugners of the genuineness of the passage.
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