Lexicon:Aliquid amari
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Citation: | aliquid amari |
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Language: | Latin |
References: | Master and Commander, page 32 |
Meaning: | something bitter |
Notes:
From Lucretius, De Rerum Natura: medio de fonte leporum surgit aliquid amari quod in ipsis floribus angat, 'from the very centre of a fountain of delights arises something bitter that chokes us in our prime (lit: in our very flowering)'.
Additional information
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