The Eclogues and Georgics of Virgil . ile they wind theirsoft tasks around the spindles, i. e., the soft wool which they hadtasked themselves to card and then wind off. The wool, flax, orother material having been prepared for spinning, was rolled into aball, which, however, was sufficiently loose to allow the fibres to be NOTES ON THE GEORGICS. BOOK IV. 431 easily drawn out by the hand of the spinner. The upper part ofthe distaff was then inserted into this mass of wool or flax, andthe lower part was held under the left arm, in such a position aswas most convenient for conducting the operatio
The Eclogues and Georgics of Virgil . ile they wind theirsoft tasks around the spindles, i. e., the soft wool which they hadtasked themselves to card and then wind off. The wool, flax, orother material having been prepared for spinning, was rolled into aball, which, however, was sufficiently loose to allow the fibres to be NOTES ON THE GEORGICS. BOOK IV. 431 easily drawn out by the hand of the spinner. The upper part ofthe distaff was then inserted into this mass of wool or flax, andthe lower part was held under the left arm, in such a position aswas most convenient for conducting the operation. The fibreswere drawn out, and, at the same time, spirally twisted, chiefly bythe use of the forefinger and thumb of the right hand ; and thethread so produced was wound upon the spindle until the quantitywas as great as it would carry. The accompanying wood-cutshows the operation of spinning at the moment when the womanhas drawn out a sufficient length of yarn to twist it by whirling thespindle with her right thumb and Vitreisgue sedilibus. In their glassy seats. The abodes of themarine deities are adorned with seats, and other articles either ofuse or ornament, formed out of crystal, amber, coral, &c.—Ante pro-spiciens. Looking forth beyond.—Sorores. Not to be taken intoo strict a sense, but intended to apply to all the nymphs assem-bled there, as well Nereids as Oceanides. — Non frustra. Notwithout reason.—Penei gcnitoris. Of thy sire Peneus. 357-361. Nova formidi?ie. With the sudden alarm. Equiva-lent to repentino terrore.— Qua juvenis gressus inferret. Wherethe youth might enter, i. e., for the youth to enter. — Curvata inmonlis faciem. Arched like a mountain. The waters formed akind of over-arching entrance, through which the youth might de-scend to the subterraneous places, in which were the receptaclesand sources of rivers, and, among these, of the Peneus itself. 364-370. Speluncisque lacus clausos. And the lakes enclosedin caverns. These are
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