The reader is referred to the appended notes to my poem, "At Mrs. Lincoln's Discomfort."
The epigram translated by Nugator, himself a most talented poet, does not appear in any classical anthology; and may possibly be a literary hoax of Nugator's own making.
The quotation from Propertius means: "My genius is only a girl." Following Edgar Lee Masters' earlier interpretation, I suggest that Ann Rutledge was presiding Muse of Lincoln's personal ethics and presidential achievements.
