[499] “Manu temptare pericula” 11. 505. ‘Manu’ here seems to have the notion of force, its general sense in Virg., as the two words ‘iuvenum,’ ‘laborem’ both seem to show. ‘Iuvenem’ Med. a m. pr., which has been praised as an elegance, but is obviously an error in writing. Virg. thought partly of Agamemnon appearing as a competitor in the darting match Il. 23. 887 foll., partly of Nestor's words about himself ib. 643, νῦν αὖτε νεώτεροι ἀντιοώντων Ἔργων τοιούτων. ‘Manum—labore’ Verona fragm.
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