The History of Rome Decade 3, pt.1, illustr. by notes, by E.R. Humphreys1857 |
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... words . The object of all philological study is twofold ; in the first place , to give such exercise and development to the analytic faculty of the mind as shall conduce to the formation of a correct literary and rhetorical taste ; and ...
... words . The object of all philological study is twofold ; in the first place , to give such exercise and development to the analytic faculty of the mind as shall conduce to the formation of a correct literary and rhetorical taste ; and ...
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... words , as well as of the ideas , in the original , shall be strictly maintained in the translation . Of these laws , it may be observed , that in any version deserving the name of a translation , as distinguished from a paraphrase ...
... words , as well as of the ideas , in the original , shall be strictly maintained in the translation . Of these laws , it may be observed , that in any version deserving the name of a translation , as distinguished from a paraphrase ...
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... words . When the primary or literal senses of the words in question are common to the two languages , the difficulty disappears ; e . g . when allusion is a Of the instances which memory supplies just now to the author , the most ...
... words . When the primary or literal senses of the words in question are common to the two languages , the difficulty disappears ; e . g . when allusion is a Of the instances which memory supplies just now to the author , the most ...
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... word used in a secondary sense , of which the primary relates to some peculiarity of time or place - such as an ... words that , in a similarly secondary sense , will accurately convey the idea ; so much so , that translation , in ...
... word used in a secondary sense , of which the primary relates to some peculiarity of time or place - such as an ... words that , in a similarly secondary sense , will accurately convey the idea ; so much so , that translation , in ...
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... spreverit , " whoever despises glory , " ( xxii . 39. ) It may be also observed , that the present and imperfect indicative active frequently imply an attempt or endeavour , an idea which a mere word - for - word 6 INTRODUCTION .
... spreverit , " whoever despises glory , " ( xxii . 39. ) It may be also observed , that the present and imperfect indicative active frequently imply an attempt or endeavour , an idea which a mere word - for - word 6 INTRODUCTION .
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acie adversus agmen alia alii animos arma army battle belli bello bellum called Capua Carthage Carthaginians castra castris causa Ceterum circa city consul consules deinde enemy eorum equites equitum erant esset exercitum extemplo Fabius ferme first fore fortuna general great Hæc Hannibal Hannibalem Hasdrubal haud hominum hostem hostium inde ipsi Italia Italiam Itaque Livy locum made magis magna Marcellus maxime milites militum millia more name naves neque nihil nunc omnibus omnium order pars parte paucis peditum place populi posset postquam præsidio præter primo primum prius profectus prope pugna quæ quinque quos quum rerum Romam Romanis Romanum Rome same satis Scipio senatum sent sese signa simul sine sociorum some super taken tamen tantum tempus their they time urbe urbem urbis velut were words would
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Page 19 - Plurimum audaciae ad pericula capessenda, plurimum consilii inter ipsa pericula erat: nullo labore3 aut corpus fatigari, aut animus vinci poterat. Caloris ac frigoris patientia par ; cibi potionisque desiderio naturali, non voluptate, modus finitus : vigiliarum somnique nee die, nee nocte discriminata tempora. Id, quod gerendis rebus superesset, quieti datum : ea neque molli strato, neque silentio arcessita.
Page 95 - C. Flaminio tulerat, ne quis senator cuive senator pater fuisset maritimam navem quae plus quam trecentarum amphorarum esset haberet — id satis habitum ad fructus ex agris vectandos, quaestus omnis patribus indecorus visus.
Page 313 - Apollini ludos vovendos faciendosque et, quando ludi facti essent, duodecim milia aeris praetori ad 13 rem divinam et duas hostias maiores dandas. Alterum senatus consultum factum est ut decemviri sacrum Graeco ritu facerent hisque hostiis, Apollini bove aurato et capris duabus albis auratis, Latonae 14 bove femina aurata.
Page 341 - Romanis erat, quippe 6 tarn paucis, si vi retinerent. Id quidem cavendum semper Romanis ducibus erit exemplaque haec vere pro documentis habenda, ne ita externis credant auxiliis ut non plus sui roboris suarumque proprie 7 virium in castris habeant.
Page 103 - Trasumennus subit. Via tantum interest perangusta, velut ad id ipsum de industria relicto spatio: deinde paulo latior patescit campus; inde colles adsurgunt.
Page 104 - ... sibi quisque dux adhortatorque factus ad rem gerendam et nova de integro exorta pugna est — non illa ordinata per principes...
Page 110 - Tum lectisternium per triduum habitum decemviris sacrorum curantibus. Sex pulvinaria in conspectu fuerunt, lovi ac lunoni unum, alterum Neptuno ac Minervae, tertium Marti ac Veneri, quartum Apollini ac Dianae, quintum Vulcano ac Vestae, 10 sextum Mercurio et Cereri.
Page 90 - Tantaque vis frigoris insecuta est, ut ex illa miserabili hominum jumentorumque strage cum se quisque attollere ac levare vellet, diu nequiret, quia torpentibus rigore nervis vix flectere artus poterant.
Page 297 - Quo diutius trahebatur bellum et variabant secundae adversaeque res non fortunam magis quam animos hominum, tanta religio, et ea magna ex parte externa, civitatem incessit ut aut homines aut dei 7 repente alii viderentur facti.
Page 55 - Galliae fluminum difficillimus transitu est; nam, cum aquae vim vehat ingentem, non tarnen navium patiens est, quia nullis coercitus ripis, pluribus simul neque iisdem alveis fluens, nova semper vada novosque gurgites' — et ob eadem pediti quoque incerta via est — , ad hoc saxa glareosa volvens nihil stabile nee tutum ingredienti praebet.