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P. Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses (ed. Brookes More) 32 0 Browse Search
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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 7 1 Browse Search
T. Maccius Plautus, Menaechmi, or The Twin Brothers (ed. Henry Thomas Riley) 4 0 Browse Search
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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 2 0 Browse Search
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Phaedrus, The Fables of Phaedrus (ed. Christopher Smart, Christopher Smart, A. M.) 2 0 Browse Search
Q. Horatius Flaccus (Horace), The Works of Horace (ed. C. Smart, Theodore Alois Buckley) 2 0 Browse Search
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T. Maccius Plautus, Menaechmi, or The Twin Brothers (ed. Henry Thomas Riley), act 4, scene 2 (search)
s. MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus. to himself. How we do practise a custom here that is very foolish and extremely troublesome, and how even those who are the most worthy and greatMost worthy and great: "Optumi maximi." This was properly an epithet of Jupiter, and is, perhaps, satirically applied to the "little Gods," the great men of Rome. In the previous line he uses "morus," the Greek word mwro/s, signifying "foolish," on account of its resemblance to the word "mores," "manner" or "custom." do fol nodding to me not to speak. MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus. On my word, I really never did nod to you, or wink in any way. PENICULUS Nothing is more audacious than this man, who resolutely denies those things which you see. MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus. By Jupiter and all the Gods, I swear, wife, that I did not nod to him; isn't that enough for you? PENICULUS She now believes you about that matter; go back again there. MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus. Go back where? PENICULUS Why, to the embroiderer, as I suppos