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Page xii
... Phormio . The Adelphi . Of these the ' Eunuchus ' is said by some to have been acted twice in the same day ; and the ' Phormio ' to have been acted four times in the same year ( but see the notes on the Inscriptions to those plays ) ...
... Phormio . The Adelphi . Of these the ' Eunuchus ' is said by some to have been acted twice in the same day ; and the ' Phormio ' to have been acted four times in the same year ( but see the notes on the Inscriptions to those plays ) ...
Page xxiv
... Phormio , are the types and parents of the flatterers , and Graciosos and Scapins , which have shaken the European scene with laughter for centuries ; and themselves are but the antitypes and , it was generally allowed , degenerate ...
... Phormio , are the types and parents of the flatterers , and Graciosos and Scapins , which have shaken the European scene with laughter for centuries ; and themselves are but the antitypes and , it was generally allowed , degenerate ...
Page xxv
... Phormio , of Parmeno in the ' Hecyra , ' as compared with the slaves in the other plays . Indeed every slave that appears in Terence has his distinctive marks . Davus , in the ' Andria , ' is impudent and crafty , never at a loss in any ...
... Phormio , of Parmeno in the ' Hecyra , ' as compared with the slaves in the other plays . Indeed every slave that appears in Terence has his distinctive marks . Davus , in the ' Andria , ' is impudent and crafty , never at a loss in any ...
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... Phormio iii . 2. 27 ; Sallust , Jug . 52 ; Livy xxxi . 28 , ' to break a promise . ' Bentley reads Haud muto . S. Factum gaudeo . ' ' Muto ' is found absolutely , as in Plautus , Rud . iii . 6 , 27 , but the change creates an ...
... Phormio iii . 2. 27 ; Sallust , Jug . 52 ; Livy xxxi . 28 , ' to break a promise . ' Bentley reads Haud muto . S. Factum gaudeo . ' ' Muto ' is found absolutely , as in Plautus , Rud . iii . 6 , 27 , but the change creates an ...
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... Phormio v . 8 . 28. So too Cicero , Pro Q. Rosc . 13 : " Re- promittis tu abhinc triennium . " 43. Huc viciniae ] Similar phrases occur in Phorm . i . 2. 45 ; Plaut . Mil . ii . 3. 2 : " Hic proximae viciniae . " See 44. Cognatorum ...
... Phormio v . 8 . 28. So too Cicero , Pro Q. Rosc . 13 : " Re- promittis tu abhinc triennium . " 43. Huc viciniae ] Similar phrases occur in Phorm . i . 2. 45 ; Plaut . Mil . ii . 3. 2 : " Hic proximae viciniae . " See 44. Cognatorum ...
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