[206] An imitation of the well-known passage, Il. 1. 234 foll., Ναὶ μὰ τόδε σκῆπτρον, τὸ μὲν οὔποτε φύλλα καὶ ὄζους Φύσει, &c. Wagn. remarks, “Mira profecto comparatio, in qua nihil rebus collatis inter se commune, nisi quod neutrum futurum esse contenditur.” ‘Dextra sceptrum nam forte gerebat’ seems weak: but Virg. is fond of ‘forte’ in such descriptions: see 11. 552, “Telum inmane, manu valida quod forte gerebat” of Metabus: and v. 488 below.
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