[63] The title of a man, among the Romans, who walked behind the
corpse and acted out the looks and character which the deceased
had when living.--_Pers._, Sat. 3.
[64] As Solomon says, "Desire shall fail."--TR.
[65] It had formerly refused to give the Spanish knight the hand
of the Princess; but I have had the promise of satisfactory
documents on this weighty article.
[66] Dian's family reside at Lilar.
[67] Roman Arria, who stabbed herself to show her Poetus how to
die.--TR.
[68] A movement in music a little more than two degrees quicker
than adagio.--TR.
[69] It used to be believed that a lily lying in the
singing-seats signified the death of the person to whom it
belonged.