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[148] lapide candidiore: cf. Catul. 64 a.; Catul. 107.6; Hor. Carm. 1.36.10Cressa ne careat pulchra dies nota” , which Porphyno explains by saying that the Cretans were accustomed to drop a white pebble into their quivers as a memorial of a day of happiness, and a black pebble to mark a day of sorrow. Bentley on the same passage gives further citations.


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