πρᾶγμα ἐλπίδος κρεῖσσον γεγενημένον → the thing worse than one expected
lecto: āre, 1,I v. freq. [2. lego, = lectito, Vet. Schol. Hor. S. 1, 6, 122; cf. Charis. 142 P.
lēctō, āre, fréq. de lego 2, lire souvent : Schol. Hor. S. 1, 6, 122 ; Char. 168, 18 ; Mar. Vict. Ars Gramm. 1, 5, p. 28, 23.