Verse 12
Garlands. These might be for the victims, as they generally were crowned, or had gilded horns. Victima labe carens, pr'e6stantissima forma,
Sistitur ante aras, vittis pr'e6signis et auro. ---Ovid.
--- Or they might be for the two pretended gods, as it was usual to crown their statues. (Pliny, lib. xvi. chap. 4.) --- The priests likewise themselves, who sacrificed, wore crowns. (Virgil, 'c6neid ii.)
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