[686] Seu and ‘aut’ treated as equivalents, as in 5. 68, 69, where ‘aut’ comes first. ‘Sublapsa vetustas’ may mean as it stands ‘old age that has stolen upon it’ and loosened its support, though Virg. may very probably have meant to suggest a more ordinary combination of words, such as “saxum vetustate sublapsum.” ‘Annis,’ through length of years. ‘Proluit’ and ‘solvit’ seem to be perfects, not presents. This passage is imitated by Valerius Flaccus, 2. 528. With the language generally comp. Lucr. 6.552, “Fit quoque ubi in magnas aquae vastasque lacunas Gleba vetustate e terra provolvitur ingens.”
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