Note 5, 159 — A. PERSIUS FLACCUS (continued 2)

159. nam et: (Don’t say so) ‘for.’ ‘Why, there’s the dog that, like you (et), breaks its fastening.’—luctata: ‘by a wrench.’—nodum: ‘is the knot by which the chain is fastened to the bar of the door, (sera). Comp. Prop., 4, 11, 25-6: Cerberus et nullas hodie petat improbus umbras, | sed iaceat tacita lapsa catena sera’ (Pretor).—et tamen: So Jahn (1868). At tamen, the reading of most MSS., can not stand, if Madvig is right in maintaining that at tamen always means ‘at least.’ Hermann’s ast tamen is well supported by MSS., and is more vigorous than et.