II.9.2 (12)
| ID | 977 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Quintum Fratrem |
| Reference | II.9.2 (12) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 01/06/56 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Quintus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | εἰ δείν᾽ἔφησας |
| Latin Context | uideo te ingemuisse. sic fit: ‘εἰ δείν’ ἔφησας’ —numquam enim dicam ‘ἔδρασας.’ |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra? |
| Function Code Switch | Quotation: Literary (Sophocles (partial, adapted)) |
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| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Discussion of whether or not Quintus is bothering Cicero (and vice versa). Cicero adapts the quotation: claims he would never say "whoever does evil" as in the original; prefers "whoever speaks evil". |
| Comments | Disputed reading. Shackleton Bailey: quotation adapted from Soph.fr.962. |