I.vii.5
| ID | 1266 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Pliny |
| Reference | I.vii.5 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 96–98 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Pliny |
| Addressee | Octavius Rufus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | ἦ καὶ κυανέῃσιν ἐπ᾽ὀφρύσι νεῦσε |
| Latin Context | cui tamen iam nunc licet spondeas de animo meo ἦ καὶ κυανέῃσιν ἐπ’ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Inter |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: literary (Homer) |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Asks Octavius Rufus to appraise Gallus of Pliny's intentions on the matter of the Baetici |
| Comments | Iliad I.528: explicitly mentions his use of Homer ("Homericis versibus") |