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... means he managed to get a place as scriba § in the Quæstor's office , whether by purchase or interest does not ap ... mean , in the pas- sage on which it is founded ( Epp . ii . 2. 51 ) , that poverty made him desper- ate and careless of ...
... means he managed to get a place as scriba § in the Quæstor's office , whether by purchase or interest does not ap ... mean , in the pas- sage on which it is founded ( Epp . ii . 2. 51 ) , that poverty made him desper- ate and careless of ...
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... means . One of the chief purposes professed by Augustus was the avenging of his adoptive father's death , and his enemies made this a handle against him . 21. cives acuisse ferrum ] ' Inter se ' or ' in semetipsos ' may be understood ...
... means . One of the chief purposes professed by Augustus was the avenging of his adoptive father's death , and his enemies made this a handle against him . 21. cives acuisse ferrum ] ' Inter se ' or ' in semetipsos ' may be understood ...
Page 249
... means one who is rich and lives free from misfortunes . Sestius shared the defeat of Brutus at Philippi , but returning to Rome he was favored by Augustus , and rose to be consul . 15. inchoare ] To enter upon . ' This word means ...
... means one who is rich and lives free from misfortunes . Sestius shared the defeat of Brutus at Philippi , but returning to Rome he was favored by Augustus , and rose to be consul . 15. inchoare ] To enter upon . ' This word means ...
Page 253
... means ' bright , ' with reference to its cloudless skies . Bimaris ' is an unusual word . It refers to the position of Corinth , which , standing at the south of the isthmus , commanded the shore of the Sinus Corinthiacus , by two long ...
... means ' bright , ' with reference to its cloudless skies . Bimaris ' is an unusual word . It refers to the position of Corinth , which , standing at the south of the isthmus , commanded the shore of the Sinus Corinthiacus , by two long ...
Page 257
... means that which is not permitted by the gods . It does not always signify what is wrong , but sometimes what is impossible for the above reason . 6 2. Babylonios numeros . ] The calculations of the Chaldeans . ' 6. vina liques ...
... means that which is not permitted by the gods . It does not always signify what is wrong , but sometimes what is impossible for the above reason . 6 2. Babylonios numeros . ] The calculations of the Chaldeans . ' 6. vina liques ...
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amphora Antonius Apollo appears Apulia atque Augustus battle of Actium Brundisium cæsura called CARMEN Cicero common Compare consul curas dative death elsewhere enim Ennius Epistle epithet Epod equivalent erat erit etiam expression Faunus Greek haec Homer honor Horace Horace means Horace says Horace's hunc illi inter Introduction Julius Cæsar Juvenal king Latium Livy Lucilius Maecenas mala mare melius mentioned mihi modo multa neque nisi nunc olim omnes Ovid pater pede person poem poets probably puer pueri quae quam quibus quid quis quod refers rerum rich Romans Rome saepe Satire satis semper sense sibi signifies sine slaves sort Stertinius sunt supposed Tacitus tamen Tarentum temple thee thou tibi Tibur town ultro usually Venus verses versus VIII Virg Virgil virtue wine word write
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Page 227 - Quae nunc sunt in honore vocabula, si volet usus, Quem penes arbitrium est et jus et norma loquendi.
Page 183 - ... solve senescentem mature sanus equum, ne peccet ad extremum ridendus et ilia ducat.
Page 400 - At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves...
Page 233 - Quid deceat, quid non ; quo virtus, quo ferat error. Scribendi recte sapere est et principium et fons : Rem tibi Socraticae poterunt ostendere chartae, 3io Verbaque provisam rem non invita sequentur.
Page 62 - Antiochum Hannibalemque dirum ; Sed rusticorum mascula militum Proles, Sabellis docta ligonibus Versare glebas et severae Matris ad arbitrium recisos Portare fustes, sol ubi montium Mutaret umbras et juga demeret Bobus fatigatis, amicum Tempus agens abeunte curru.
Page 213 - Pacuvius docti famam senis, Accius alti, dicitur Afrani toga convenisse Menandro, Plautus ad exemplar Siculi properare Epicharmi, vincere Caecilius gravitate, Terentius arte.
Page 460 - His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: For I shall never be in adversity.
Page 94 - Gaudes carminibus. Carmina possumus Donare et pretium dicere muneri. Non incisa notis marmora publicis, Per quae spiritus et vita redit bonis...
Page 228 - Impiger, iracundus, inexorabilis, acer, Jura neget sibi nata, nihil non arroget armis. Sit Medea ferox invictaque, flebilis Ino, Perfidus Ixion, lo vaga, tristis Orestes.
Page 232 - Successit vetus his comoedia non sine multa Laude, sed in vitium libertas excidit et vim Dignam lege regi : lex est accepta, chorusque Turpiter obticuit sublato jure nocendi.