A New and Literal Translation of Juvenal and Persius: With Explanatory Notes in which These Difficult Satirists are Rendered Easy and Familiar to the Reader, Volume 2N. Bliss, R. Bliss, and R. Bliss, Jun., 1807 |
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... poor , that he gave rise to the proverb : " Codro pauperior . " He is here supposed to have made himself hoarse , with frequent and loud reading his poem . 3. Comedies . ] Togatas - so called from the low and common people , who were ...
... poor , that he gave rise to the proverb : " Codro pauperior . " He is here supposed to have made himself hoarse , with frequent and loud reading his poem . 3. Comedies . ] Togatas - so called from the low and common people , who were ...
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... poor , at the doors of great men's houses . - Now times were altered ; no invitation of clients to feast within doors , and no dis- tribution of doles , to the poor at large , without - none now got any thing here , but the excluded ...
... poor , at the doors of great men's houses . - Now times were altered ; no invitation of clients to feast within doors , and no dis- tribution of doles , to the poor at large , without - none now got any thing here , but the excluded ...
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... poor , for a part of the sportula . The word ipsos makes the sarcasm the stronger . 100. Molest the threshold . ] Crowd about it , and are very trou- blesome . So HoR . lib . i . sat . viii . l . 18. - hunc vexare locum . 101. With us ...
... poor , for a part of the sportula . The word ipsos makes the sarcasm the stronger . 100. Molest the threshold . ] Crowd about it , and are very trou- blesome . So HoR . lib . i . sat . viii . l . 18. - hunc vexare locum . 101. With us ...
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... poor . 119. The attendants , & c . ] The poor clients and followers , who , by these doles , are , or ought to be , supplied with clothes , meat , and fire . What will these do , when the means of their support is thus taken from them ...
... poor . 119. The attendants , & c . ] The poor clients and followers , who , by these doles , are , or ought to be , supplied with clothes , meat , and fire . What will these do , when the means of their support is thus taken from them ...
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... poor clients are represented , as wearied out with waiting , in long expectation of a supper , and going away in despair , under their disappointment . Cliens is derived from Greek xλuw , celebro - celebrem reddo — for it was no small ...
... poor clients are represented , as wearied out with waiting , in long expectation of a supper , and going away in despair , under their disappointment . Cliens is derived from Greek xλuw , celebro - celebrem reddo — for it was no small ...
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abolla adulterer Ægypt AINSW alludes ancient appearance atque attend Bona Dea Cæsar called Campania carried clients Comp consul crime Crispinus Cybele denotes Domitian dress effeminacy emperor enim ergo famous father favour fear fish Gabii Galba garments give gladiator gods Grecian Greeks Hæc hath Hence hired honour humourously husband illis ipse Jupiter Juvenal king ladies lewd live manner master mentioned meton metonym mihi Nævolus Nero nobility noble nunc occasion Ovid perhaps person Phrygia poet poet means poison poor Prætor priests Psecas quæ quam quid Quintilian quis quod reckoned Retiarius rich Romans Rome satire seems servants sestertia sestertii shew signifies slave sort sportula supposed tamen temple thence things thou Tiber tibi tunc Umbritius vice VIRG Virro wife wine woman women word wretches
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