Handy book of Literary Curiosities
Handy book of Literary Curiosities
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Adeone pulchra est? Imo foedius nil est.
Quid ergo in ilia petitur et placet ? Tussit.
The effect of this epigram lies in the sudden tussit ("she coughs"), which stops the hurried questions, bringing them down as with a pistol-shot. The rendering of the same by G. H. Lewes happily preserves the effect : Gemellus wants to marry Maronilla, Sighs, ogles, prays, and will not be put off. Is she so lovely ? Hideous as Scylla !
What makes him ogle, sigh, and pray ? Her cough !
And here is another, wit...h the genuine waspish characteristic of the stinging tail : While in the dark on thy soft hand I hung.
And heard the tempting siren in thy tongue.
What flames, what darts, what anguish I endured !
But when the candles entered, I was cured !
Equally pointed, if less delicate, is the sarcasm directed against the doctor turned undertaker, — LITERARY CURIOSITIES. 307 Nuper erat medicus, nunc est vespillo Diabus ; Quod vespillo facit, fecerat et medicus, — which probably inspired Boileau to write the delicious couplet, — II vivait jadis 4 Florence un medecin, Savant hableur, dit-on, et cetibre More in the gnomic vein are his lines reproving suicide : When all the blandishments of life are gone.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Adeone pulchra est? Imo foedius nil est.
Quid ergo in ilia petitur et placet ? Tussit.
The effect of this epigram lies in the sudden tussit ("she coughs"), which stops the hurried questions, bringing them down as with a pistol-shot. The rendering of the same by G. H. Lewes happily preserves the effect : Gemellus wants to marry Maronilla, Sighs, ogles, prays, and will not be put off. Is she so lovely ? Hideous as Scylla !
What makes him ogle, sigh, and pray ? Her cough !
And here is another, wit...h the genuine waspish characteristic of the stinging tail : While in the dark on thy soft hand I hung.
And heard the tempting siren in thy tongue.
What flames, what darts, what anguish I endured !
But when the candles entered, I was cured !
Equally pointed, if less delicate, is the sarcasm directed against the doctor turned undertaker, — LITERARY CURIOSITIES. 307 Nuper erat medicus, nunc est vespillo Diabus ; Quod vespillo facit, fecerat et medicus, — which probably inspired Boileau to write the delicious couplet, — II vivait jadis 4 Florence un medecin, Savant hableur, dit-on, et cetibre More in the gnomic vein are his lines reproving suicide : When all the blandishments of life are gone.
What to read after Handy book of Literary Curiosities?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Shepard Walsh to read onlineMoreLess
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