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The line , with its unbroken spondaic ending , suggests the unbroken ring of foes around Sinon : it is heavy , too , as was his heart . 69. tellūs : note the quantity of the final syllable . 71. super = insuper , moreover : cf. l .
The line , with its unbroken spondaic ending , suggests the unbroken ring of foes around Sinon : it is heavy , too , as was his heart . 69. tellūs : note the quantity of the final syllable . 71. super = insuper , moreover : cf. l .
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The point of Sinon's remark is that the Greeks are now convinced that the war was a mistake and mourn him who advised against it . 87. pauper , etc. : Sinon emphasises that he did not willingly join in the war against Troy , but was ...
The point of Sinon's remark is that the Greeks are now convinced that the war was a mistake and mourn him who advised against it . 87. pauper , etc. : Sinon emphasises that he did not willingly join in the war against Troy , but was ...
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dum vela darent si forte dedissent expresses Sinon's thought as he hid himself , and is virtual oratio obliqua : I shall hide , said he to himself , until they sail ( dum vela dent ) , if perchance they shall have set sail ( si forte ...
dum vela darent si forte dedissent expresses Sinon's thought as he hid himself , and is virtual oratio obliqua : I shall hide , said he to himself , until they sail ( dum vela dent ) , if perchance they shall have set sail ( si forte ...
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