19 (I.19.2)
ID | 759 |
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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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