office
Censor
the Censor
Roman magistrate charged with the census and the scrutiny of public morals; invoked as the stern pryer into private life.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §2.29 Censor
The Roman magistrate of morals and the census, who pried into men's ages and lives; not a role for a lover.
- The Art of Love §3.26 vine-staff
The centurion's vine-staff (vitis) of command; here the general assigning each man his post — a figure for matching each lover to his use.