19 (I.19.2)
| ID | 759 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Atticum |
| Reference | 19 (I.19.2) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 15/3/60 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Atticus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | τὸ ἐπὶ τῇ φακῇ μύρον |
| Latin Context | |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Wordplay | Quotation: proverb/gnomic statement |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Description of ambassadors sent to Gaul; wordplay on Lentulus' name (Greek proverb translates 'perfume on lentils', and is used to characterise things that don't mix/things that are wasted on one another). |
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