39 (II.19.1)
| ID | 747 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Atticum |
| Reference | 39 (II.19.1) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 7/7/59 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Atticus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | ἅλις tamquam δρυός |
| Latin Context | |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: Proverb/gnomic statement (partial) | Quotation: imagined (Atticus) |
| Flagging | "dices fortasse" |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | A Greek saying 'We don’t eat acorns any more' i.e. we have had enough. Cicero imagines Atticus arguing that he has had enough of honour and should focus on security. |
| Comments | Phrase interrupted by Latin tamquam. |