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Old March 31st 06, 03:53 AM posted to rec.collecting.books
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Suave, mari magno turbantibus aequora ventis,
e terra alterius spectare laborem,
non quia vexari quemqaumst iucunda voluptas,
sed quibus ipse malis careas quia cernere suave est;

Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, Book II, Lines 1 - 4.


It is sweet to watch from land the labor of another
tossed by turbulent winds on the level stretches of the great sea,
not because it is a joyful pleasure to see someone buffeted about
but because it is sweet to perceive oneself free from such evils.


Ah, peace and quiet. May it continue to prevail.


Francis A. Miniter

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Old March 31st 06, 08:25 PM posted to rec.collecting.books
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Francis A. Miniter wrote (snipped):
Suave, mari magno turbantibus aequora ventis,
e terra alterius spectare laborem,
non quia vexari quemqaumst iucunda voluptas,
sed quibus ipse malis careas quia cernere suave est;



Very nice, Francis, but the second line is not a hexameter. Surely, a word
is missing? I think we need a past participle in the genitive case, to go
with "alterius".

John Townsend
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http://www.johntownsend.demon.co.uk




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Old March 31st 06, 08:25 PM posted to rec.collecting.books
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Francis A. Miniter wrote (snipped):
Suave, mari magno turbantibus aequora ventis,
e terra alterius spectare laborem,
non quia vexari quemqaumst iucunda voluptas,
sed quibus ipse malis careas quia cernere suave est;



Very nice, Francis, but the second line is not a hexameter. Surely, a word
is missing? I think we need a past participle in the genitive case, to go
with "alterius".

John Townsend
Old Books on Genealogy and British Local History,
http://www.johntownsend.demon.co.uk




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Old March 31st 06, 11:49 PM posted to rec.collecting.books
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on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:53:30 -0500, Francis A. Miniter stated:

Ah, peace and quiet. May it continue to prevail.


And here I was, wondering what we might have for dessert.

-Allison


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