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The Romans considered the Alps inhospitable, arduous, horrid -- ocris, arduus, horridus.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland Richard Bangs 2011
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The Romans considered the Alps inhospitable, arduous, horrid -- ocris, arduus, horridus.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland Richard Bangs 2011
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The Romans considered the Alps inhospitable, arduous, horrid -- ocris, arduus, horridus.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland Richard Bangs 2011
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Statius, the poet, who flourished in the reign of Domitian, knew the value of Lucretius, and, in one line, seems to have given his true character; _et docti furor arduus
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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Si antecedens syllaba terminal in consonantem necesse est et sequentem a consonante incipere; ut _artus_, _ille_, _arduus_; nisi fit compositum: ut _abeo_, _adeo_, _pereo_.
The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it Frances Ellen Lord
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Pompeio dabis altius sepulcrum. haec primo iuuenis canes sub aeuo, ante annos Culicis Maroniani. cedet Musa rudis ferocis Enni75 et docti furor arduus Lucreti, et qui per freta duxit Argonautas, et qui corpora prima transfigurat. quid maius loquar? ipsa te Latinis
Lucan's Birthday 1912
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Tereos. heu quantis lassantem bracchia uidi planctibus et prono fusum super oscula uultu! uix famuli comitesque tenent, uix arduus ignis summouet. haut aliter gemuit per Sunia Theseus litora qui falsis deceperat Aegea uelis.
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It is the abysmal sadness quite as much as the _furor arduus_ of Lucretius that makes me think him the mightiest of Latin poets.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889
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Then I shed all my things and commensed the arduus wurk of dressin.
The Bad Boy At Home And His Experiences In Trying To Become An Editor - 1885 Metta Victoria Fuller Victor 1858
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I say arduus, cos it was parrylisin, discom-fertin, & puzzlin.
The Bad Boy At Home And His Experiences In Trying To Become An Editor - 1885 Metta Victoria Fuller Victor 1858
biocon commented on the word arduus
L. arduus = 1. high, elevated, lofty, steep; 2. that is difficult to reach or attain, difficult, laborious, hard, arduous; 3. troublesome; 4. unpleasant; 5. adverse, inauspicious.
September 18, 2017