Questions tagged [lucretius]
For questions about the works of Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. 99–55 BC).
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What are "ferae pecudes"?
In De Rerum Natura (I.14):
Inde ferae pecudes persultant pabula laeta
et rapidos tranant amnis ...
In their commentary William Leonard & Stanley Barney Smith provide three suggestions:
ferae: &...
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case for corda in a sentence from Lucretius
At the very beginning of Lucretius "De Rerum Natura" :
"... aeria primum volucres te, diva, tuumque significant initum perculsae corda tua vi."
Which is translated to :
" ...
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Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum – Lucretius
I saw this quote in someone's forum sig file (signature): "Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum." - Lucretius
Curious, I consulted Google Translate, which my professional translator brother cautions ...
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Accusative--Infinitive Construction
Lucretius, De Natura Rerum: Liber Secundus; L177–181 contains this sentence:
nam quamvis rerum ignorem primordia quae sint,
hoc tamen ex ipsis caeli rationibus ausim
confirmare aliisque ...
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"In tanto spatio"
Lines 617–623 of De Rerum Natura, book VI:
Praeterea, magnam sol partem detrahit æstu.
Quippe videmus enim vestes humore madentes
Exsiccare suis radiis ardentibu’ solem.
At pelage multa et ...
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Pes ultimus insanus cuiusdam versus Lucretii?
How do you scan line 621 of De Rerum Natura, book VI, shown in bold below?
Praeterea, magnam sol partem detrahit æstu.
Quippe videmus enim vestes humore madentes
Exsiccare suis radiis ardentibu’...
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