383 (XV.5.1)
| ID | 58 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Atticum |
| Reference | 383 (XV.5.1) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 27/5/44 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Atticus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | ὁ γναφεὺς ἄνθρακας |
| Latin Context | |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Inter |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: Proverb/gnomic statement (partial) |
| Flagging | |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Used here to describe the impossibility of turning Caesarian Hirtius into a good Republican. |
| Comments | Shackleton Bailey: related to Aesop's fable of the Fuller and the Charcoal-Burner; impossible for them to mix since one will make everything white and the other will make everything dirty. |