[5] sunt … quibus: Although Sulpicia does not name her concerned friends, we can assume it was obvious to Cerinthus who she meant, probably Messalla.
illa: in apposition with “maxima causa” in the next line, not a reference to the woman who has caught Cerinthus's eye. quibus, dolori: Double dative. The couplet might be paraphrased “Sunt qui timent ne cedam...”.This text is part of:
Sulpicia: Text, translation, and commentary. Anne Mahoney. 2000. Text created electronically.
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