American Journal of Philology, Volume 43Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Charles William Emil Miller, Tenney Frank, Benjamin Dean Meritt, Harold Fredrik Cherniss, Henry Thompson Rowell Johns Hopkins University Press, 1922 - Classical philology Features articles about literary interpretation and history, textual criticism, historical investigation, epigraphy, religion, linguistics, and philosophy. Serves as a forum for international exchange among classicists and philologists. |
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adjective Alcaeus Algonquian appears Augustine Augustine's Augustus autem Boethius Cæsar Cicero classical concept Consolation of Philosophy creditor delivered Dial discourses edition enim example expression extempore fact female Georgics gives gloss Gospel of John gratitude Greek Grünenwald Homer Horace ibid ingratitude JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY language Latin letter literature Livy Lucan Lucilius male meaning Medea modern notarii nunc Odes Ovid participle passage Phaedra Philology phrase poem poet Possidius present Procl Professor quae quam quia quid Quintilian quod quoted reference relative clause Roman Rome says seems Seneca sermons Silence Wager Silent Couple soul speaks statement story sunt Synesius tale Tibullus tion Tractate tragedies translation Twelve Tables univerbal verb versions vestrae Virgil woman words writing ἂν γὰρ δὲ εἶναι καὶ μὲν μὴ οὐκ ὄχημα πνεῦμα τὴν τὸ τὸν τοῦ τοὺς τῷ τῶν ὡς
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Page 101 - in intelligible words: and then when my capacities of expression prove inferior to my inner apprehensions, I grieve over the inability which my tongue has betrayed in answering to my heart. For it is my wish that he who hears me should have the same complete understanding of the subject which I
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Page 358 - In every science it is demanded that the investigator understand the method of science. He must see the reasons for its existence, be aware of its limitations, and be able to follow it, through all difficulties and seemingly endless amassments of material, consistently to a conclusion, good or bad. In all sciences there are many
Page 93 - Those, again, who are to deliver what others compose for them ought, before they receive their discourse, to pray for those who are preparing it; and when they have received it, they ought to pray both that they themselves may deliver it well, and that those to whom they address it, may give ear.”
Page 99 - exhibition of proofs. If, however, the hearers require to be roused rather than instructed, in order that they may be diligent to do what they already know, and to bring their feelings into harmony with the truths they admit, greater vigor
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