[1] To him is attributed the saying, ‘A great book is a great evil.’
[2] ‘The Bird of the Nile’ in satirical allusion to Apollonius’ birthplace being beside that river.
Alterations to the text:
[Book I, l. 1263] Change “In furyinflung to the earth the pine...” tohe.
[Book IV] Add missing line numbers: 20 to “And there had the maiden beyond...”, and 1170 to “So soon as the dawn with her...”.
[Book IV, l. 754] Change “Tidings to her,whanshe spied...” towhen.
Note: minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g.Arês/Ares, Lêto/Leto, Tritônis/Tritonis, etc.) were left as-is.
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