Note 311 — JUVENAL'S SATIRES. (continued 2)
Lewis Evans translation
Pinguia sucina. The Roman women used to hold or rub amber in their hands for its scent. Mart., iii., Ep. lxv., 5, "redolent quod sucina trita." xi., Ep. viii., 6, "spirant, succina virgineâ quod regelata manu." Cf. v., Ep. xxxviii., II. (Cf. ix., 50.)
"By whom a greasy almanac is borne, With often handling, like chafed amber worn." Dryden.