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DE CODICIBUS LIBRORUM XIII—XV.

XIV 47 χιλίαρχοι ἕξ, Πόπλιος Μάλλιος Μάννιος Σπόριος Φούριος Λεύκιος A " " Πόπλιος Μάλλιος, Μάνιος Σπόριος, Φούριος Λεύκιος καὶ ἕτεροι τρεῖς ceteri XV 28 χιλίαρχοι ἕξ, Τίτος Κοίνκτιος, Λεύκιος Σερουίλιος, Λεύκιος Ἰούλιος, ᾿Ακύλλιος, Λεύκιος Λουκρήτιος, Σερουίλιος Σουλπίκιος P " " Τίτος Κοίντιος Σερουίλιος Λεύκιος Λουκρήτιος Σουλπίκιος A " " Τίτος Κοίντιος, Λεύκιος Σερουίλιος, Λεύκιος Ἰούλιος, ᾿Ακύλιος Δέκιος, Λουκρήτιος Λύκος καὶ Σερούιλιος Σουλπίκιος ceteri. Hinc omnes credo artis criticae intellegentes, quas in classes codices distribuendi sint et quantum quaeque classis valeat, sibi persuadebunt; neque in eo offendentur, quod contra ea quae diximus interdum vel classis a, codice P cum f consentiente, vel classis f, codice P cum a consentiente, emendatam praebet lectionem. Nimirum ipse codex L, in quo multos locos ab homine impudentissimo suo arbitrio permutatos esse iam Dindorf sensit (edit. 1826, IV p. 259), plus semel praebet lectionem omnibus editoribus probatam. Itemque codex M, qui libidine verba detorquendi codici L minime cedit, lacunas quasdam scite explevit (XIII 46, 6. 84, 2. 85, 1). Inveniuntur tamen loci quidam captiosi, quibus animi paulo infirmiores nimis sollicitentur atque editores adhuc omnes decepti sunt. Horum locorum qui sunt graviores, accuratius examinemus.

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ON THE MANUSCRIPTS OF BOOKS XIII—XV.

XIV 47 χιλίαρχοι ἕξ, Πόπλιος Μάλλιος Μάννιος Σπόριος Φούριος Λεύκιος (six military tribunes, Publius Mallius Mannius Spurius Furius Lucius) A " " Πόπλιος Μάλλιος, Μάνιος Σπόριος, Φούριος Λεύκιος καὶ ἕτεροι τρεῖς (Publius Mallius, Manius Spurius, Furius Lucius and three others) the others XV 28 χιλίαρχοι ἕξ, Τίτος Κοίνκτιος, Λεύκιος Σερουίλιος, Λεύκιος Ἰούλιος, Ἀκύλλιος, Λεύκιος Λουκρήτιος, Σερουίλιος Σουλπίκιος (six military tribunes, Titus Quinctius, Lucius Servilius, Lucius Julius, Aquillius, Lucius Lucretius, Servilius Sulpicius) P " " Τίτος Κοίντιος Σερουίλιος Λεύκιος Λουκρήτιος Σουλπίκιος (Titus Quinctius Servilius Lucius Lucretius Sulpicius) A " " Τίτος Κοίντιος, Λεύκιος Σερουίλιος, Λεύκιος Ἰούλιος, Ἀκύλιος Δέκιος, Λουκρήτιος Λύκος καὶ Σερούιλιος Σουλπίκιος (Titus Quinctius, Lucius Servilius, Lucius Julius, Aquilius Decius, Lucretius Lycus and Servilius Sulpicius) the others. Hence, I believe, all who understand textual criticism will convince themselves into which classes the manuscripts are to be distributed and how much each class is worth; nor will they be offended that, contrary to what we have said, sometimes either class a, with codex P agreeing with f, or class f, with codex P agreeing with a, offers an emended reading. Indeed, codex L itself, in which many passages were altered at will by a most shameless man—as Dindorf already perceived (edit. 1826, IV p. 259)—more than once offers a reading approved by all editors. Likewise, codex M, which yields nothing to codex L in its license to distort words, skillfully filled certain lacunae (XIII 46, 6. 84, 2. 85, 1). There are found, nevertheless, certain deceptive passages by which minds a little less strong might be overly troubled and by which all editors up to now have been deceived. Let us examine more carefully those of these passages which are more serious.