11-28-2012, 05:43 PM
Some of the lines seem literal, like marching in a triumphal procession, while others seem more metaphorical, such as seeing the nymphs naked. Seeing the nymphs sounds like some religious ceremony, like visiting a nymphaeum or sacred spring, to me. I wonder what a "seat of peace" might be? Simply living to be discharged?
David J. Cord
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