IX.xxiii.5
| ID | 1317 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Pliny |
| Reference | IX.xxiii.5 |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 106–108 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Pliny |
| Addressee | Maximus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | οὗτός ἐστι Δημοσθένης |
| Latin Context | an si Demosthenes iure laetatus est, quod illum anus Attica ita noscitauit: οὗτός ἐστι Δημοσθένης, ego celebritate nominis mei gaudere non debeo? |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: oral (unspecified) |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Pliny expresses his delight at being recognised, as Demosthenes was by an old woman of Attica |
| Comments | See app.crit. for manuscript variants. Sherwin-White: tale of Demosthenes being recognised is told by Cicero, Tusc.5.103 and others. Cic. Tusc. 5.103 has “hic est ille Demosthenes”. |