V.xix.2

ID 1305
Corpus Pliny
Reference V.xix.2
Reference 2 n/a
Date 105–106
Source Letter
Author Pliny
Addressee Valerius Paulinus
Citation Greek Code Switch πατὴρ δ᾽ὥς ἤπιος ἧεν
Latin Context est mihi semper in animo et Homericum illud πατὴρ δ’ ὣς ἤπιος ἦεν et hoc nostrum 'pater familiae'.
Inter/Intra Sentential Inter?
Function Code Switch Quotation: literary (Homer)
Flagging "et Homericum illud" X "et hoc nostrum Y"
Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Pliny discusses his own careful attitude towards his household; prompted by illness of freedman Zosimus
Comments Od.II.47: "illud Homericum"