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Boethius, Consolatio Philosophiae, Book Three , Prosa 2: (search)
gratia: "for the sake of," with genitive. amicorum: sc. genus (attracted into the relative clause that follows); cf. 2P8. reliquum: sc. genus . promptum est: "it is obvious," with ut + subjunctive (instead of accusative/infinitive). prae ceteris: "ahead of [all] other things." definivimus: in sec. 3 of this prosa. Epicurus: Greek philosopher (341 - 270 B.C.); this familiar oversimplification of his views was already common in late antiquity, when there was little accurate knowledge of or living devotion to his teachings. quod: "because," followed by the subjunctive when (as here) the reason given is not that of the writer but that of another person whose views are being represented. caligante memoria: ablative absolute ( caligante : "fading, growing d