 Spectandum nigris oculis nigroque capillo. Sumite materiam vestris qui scribitis aequam Viribus et versate diu quid ferre recusent, Quid valeant humeri.  The Works of Horace - Page 382by Horace - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Michèle Lowrie - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 402 pages
...pudor ('shame', C. i. 6. 9), hence the importance of choosing a subject in line with one's ability. sumite materiam vestris, qui scribitis, aequam viribus, et versate diu, quid ferre recusent, quid valeant umeri; cui lecta potenter6' erit res, ncc facundia deseret hunc nec lucidus... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 2000 - 588 pages
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 | Francesco Petrarca - Poetry - 2004 - 1172 pages
...compito per forze superiori alle tue, con richiamo al noto ammonimento di Grazio, Ars poet. 38-40: «Sumite materiam vestris, qui scribitis, aequam /...et versate diu quid ferre récusent, / quid valeant umeri»; «assumete, o scrittori, materia adeguata alle vostre forze, e considerate a lungo quello... | |
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