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visus . . . tactus: nominative, "vision . . . touch." eminus: "out of reach." iactis radiis: "rays darted forth"; sc. oculorum ; ancient physiologists explained sight as the result of rays that shot out from the eyes to the object seen. cohaerens: "clinging to," with dative. circa ipsum motus ambitum: "having moved around its perimeter." For the voice of motus see on ammoveri (5P4.2).
Consolatio Philosophiae, A Commentary. James J. O'Donnell. edited for Perseus. Ariane Schwartz.
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