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No Adduction Needed: A Tense Problem in Persius 4.2

Posted on Thursday: September 22, 2016 by Michael Hendry

    Persius opens his fourth satire with an obscene double entendre and a couple of historical presents:(1) ‘Rem populi tractas?’ (barbatum haec crede magistrum dicere, sorbitio tollit quem dura cicutae) ‘quo fretus? dic hoc, magni pupille Pericli. 2 dura αGL : … Continue reading →

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