A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Lam 2:10
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Lam 2:10 · Douay-Rheims
“Jod. The ancients of the daughter of Sion sit upon the ground, they have held their peace: they have sprinkled their heads with dust, they are girded with haircloth, the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
On this verse:
“Ancients, even magistrates. (Calmet) — Canitiem multo deformat pulvere. (Virgil, Æneid x.)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.