Note 268 — ESSAYS. (continued 3)
Reading edition
B. xxxii. ch. 7. The word here translated waxed cloths, is literally candles; but, as candles were made of wax, I adhere to Holland’s expression, as giving Pliny’s meaning.
Reading edition
B. xxxii. ch. 7. The word here translated waxed cloths, is literally candles; but, as candles were made of wax, I adhere to Holland’s expression, as giving Pliny’s meaning.