Varro: On the Latin Language (De Lingua Latina)

12; 84, 3. 8 (see note); 86, 2; 89, 1; 90, 4; 96, 14 and 97, 3 (see note); 103, 14; 107, 14 (?); 109, 6 sq. (twice ?). 14; 111, 9 (?); 115, 12. 19 sq.; 118, 16; 119, 15. 16. 19; 120, 13; 121, 7 (see note); 126, 16; 129, 9. 22 (? see note); 130, 28 (?); 133, 20 (?); 136, 15. 18 (see note); 138, 2. 6. 12. 19; 139, 6; 140, 3. 5. 19; 144, 5. 15 sq. (see note); 145, 21; 150, 25; 151, 1. 29; 153, 7 and 13 (see note); 154, 14. 21 (see note). 26; 155, 17 sq.; 156, 23 (see note). 27; 157, 2. 14; 159, 1 (?); 160, 2 and 11 (?); 162, 9 (see note); 163, 12. 13. 27 (see note); 164, 30 (see note); 166, 26 sq. (see note); 167, 7. 12; 168, 7 sq. 13 (?); 169, 22. 23 sq.; 170, 13; 172, 17; 175, 24; 182, 19; 183, 6 sq. 25; 184, 6 and 10 (?). 17; 186, 2. 4. 6. Even though such a large number of errors of this kind might cause bewilderment or even scruples and doubt, there are so many examples placed beyond all doubt—to say nothing of the necessity of the argument being often visible, as at 113, 1 where the scribe himself supplied what had been omitted after the insignia marks, or 53, 7 Priscianus a Latin grammarian, 109, 6 and 119, 16 Plautus a Roman playwright, 115, 19 sq. where a parallel passage of Cicero comes to our aid—that one should not criticize, but approve, if someone places great value on this line of reasoning. Although it is self-evident—a point we have indicated often above—that one cannot affirm the matter more certainly for every single passage. And there exists an even greater number of most certain lacunae that do not allow for such a cause, but must be attributed sometimes to the mere negligence of those transcribing, and sometimes to stains, fissures, and tears in an archetype that was mutilated and poorly handled. We are not surprised that often pro (= p), sunt (= s), non (= n), and others are omitted as well due to the system of abbreviations (cf. note to 125, 8). But beyond this, the omissionsregarding which scholars have thought incorrectly at 134, 9 and 176, 6 (see note), among others are also too frequent: cf. among others 4, 6; 5, 16 (see note). 22; 6, 4. 22; 8, 19; 9, 2 (see note); 12, 15; 17, 17; 23, 3; 27, 6; 29, 9. 15 (?); 30, 5; 34, 18; 35, 1. 3. 8. 11 sq 19; 36, 8; 38, 4 (see note); 42, 24 (see note); 45, 1; 46, 5. 12 (see note); 54, 3. 21 (see note); 57, 12 sq.; 58, 6 and 9 (see note); 60, 6; 61, 8 (see note); 62, 9. 13 (see note); 66, 16 (?); 68, 5. 6; 69, 2; 71, 28. 29; 72, 19 and 73, 7 (see note); 74, 5. 10. 13; 75, 8 (see note); 77, 12. 20; 78, 10; 79, 9; 83, 2; 85, 9; 87, 7 (see note). 15; 90, 15; 93, 8. 20; 95, 9; 96, 14; 99, 9; 107, 6; 108, 6; 110, 1; 113, 12; 114, 10 (see note); 116, 11; 119, 1. 6; 120, 6; 127, 5. 11; 128, 11. 13 (see note); 129, 9 (see note); 130, 16; 131, 19; 136, 20; 145, 2. 16. 22; 148, 1. 23; 152, 26; 153, 7. 27; 154, 2. 21 (see note); 156, 23; 158, 12. 25 (see note); 160, 2; 163, 8; 164, 2; 165, 18. 21 (?); 167, 17; 168, 25; 173, 3; 178, 11. 16 sq.; 180, 22; 188, 19.