Ad M.Caes.iv.8 (p.184)
| ID | 1218 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Fronto |
| Reference | Ad M.Caes.iv.8 (p.184) |
| Reference 2 | VdH 63,25-6 |
| Date | 145 to 156 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Marcus Aurelius |
| Addressee | Fronto |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | εἰς ὄμματ᾽εὔνου φωτὸς ἐμβλέψαι γλυκύ (Haines); εἰς ὄμματ᾽εὔνου φωτὸς ἐνβλέψαι γλυκύ (VdH) |
| Latin Context | spero enim fore ut etiam valetudini meae conspectus tuus aliquid contollat: εἰς ὄμματ᾽εὔνου φωτὸς ἐνβλέψαι γλυκύ, Euripides ait, opinor. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: literary (Euripides) |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Uses Euripides quotation about sweetness of looking upon a friend to express delight at Fronto's potential visit |
| Comments | VdH comm: ἐμβλέψαι is the reading of most editors of Euripides: A.Garzya, Maia 10,1958, 337 supposes that MA quotes from an anthology. |