IV.xi.9
| ID | 1299 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Pliny |
| Reference | IV.xi.9 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 104–105 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Pliny |
| Addressee | Cornelius Minicianus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | πολλὴν πρόνοιαν ἔσχεν εὐσχήμων πεσεῖν |
| Latin Context | quasi plane a casto puroque corpore nouissima sanctitate reiecit omnibusque numeris pudoris πολλὴν πρόνοιαν ἔσχεν εὐσχήμων πεσεῖν. |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: literary (Euripides) |
| Flagging | |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Describes modest actions of Vestal Virgin Cornelia just before she was buried alive for violating her vows of chastity |
| Comments | Polyxena in Eur.Hecuba 569 |