[142] Carissima Pal., Rom., and Gud., but ‘gratissima’ is more likely, as Virg. was probably thinking of Homer's ἐμῷ κεχαρισμένε θυμῷ (Wagn.), though the external evidence makes it difficult to speak with certainty. There is some resemblance to Apoll. R. 4. 790 foll., where, however, Hera's kindly expressions are grounded on Thetis' refusal to be the wife of Zeus.
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