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... early republican verse , used figuratively as well as literally . Greek yλaúkwμa ' cataract'53 appears first in Plautus in a phrase meaning something like ' pull the wool over his eyes ' , declining as a first - declension noun and with ...
... early republican verse , used figuratively as well as literally . Greek yλaúkwμa ' cataract'53 appears first in Plautus in a phrase meaning something like ' pull the wool over his eyes ' , declining as a first - declension noun and with ...
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... early Latin and the poetic language ( and conceivably current in the spoken language see below ) . The infinitive of purpose is notably more successful than its competitor after verbs of motion , the supine in -tum ( the old accusative ...
... early Latin and the poetic language ( and conceivably current in the spoken language see below ) . The infinitive of purpose is notably more successful than its competitor after verbs of motion , the supine in -tum ( the old accusative ...
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... early ( Plautus or before ) and Greek borrowings from the time of Cicero and the neoterics ( Tib . early 46.5 per cent , time of Cic . 46 per cent ; Prop . early 37 per cent , time of Cic . 41 per cent ; Ov . early 38 per cent , time of ...
... early ( Plautus or before ) and Greek borrowings from the time of Cicero and the neoterics ( Tib . early 46.5 per cent , time of Cic . 46 per cent ; Prop . early 37 per cent , time of Cic . 41 per cent ; Ov . early 38 per cent , time of ...
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Poetic Diction Poetic Discourse and the Poetic Register | 21 |
Nominative Personal Pronouns and Some Patterns of Speech | 97 |
The Word Order of Horaces Odes | 135 |
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