[815] Pal. has ‘lina,’ which is given by Gud. as a variant in the margin. ‘Fila’ Med. and Rom. ‘Fila legere,’ to gather up the threads, and pass them through the fingers. Ov. F. 3. 462, of Ariadne, “Quae dedit ingrato fila legenda viro” (Peerlk.). Comp. Prop. 5. 4. 42, “Cum patuit lecto stamine torta via.” The emphatic word is ‘extrema.’ Comp. Theocr. 1. 139 (of the dying Daphnis), τά γε μὰν λίνα πάντα λελοίπει Ἐκ Μοιρᾶν. ‘Exigit’ v. 682 above.
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