This is what it was like for the Sabines then, And for Romulus and Remus, in the old days. This must be how Etruria grew strong, And Rome became the most beautiful thing there is. Virgil Georgics ii 30 BC David Ferry translation op. cit.
I think reading Georgics is making you want a cigarette. Perhaps some memories of smoking while walking amongst the vines? Not to exacerbate a latent desire or anything...
Latin means never having to be latent, so one can readily see, there is some residual risk factor in even the best translation. Meanwhile, I mean to subscribe some futures in the Petit Manseng at Mailhos.
I think reading Georgics is making you want a cigarette. Perhaps some memories of smoking while walking amongst the vines? Not to exacerbate a latent desire or anything...
ReplyDeleteLatin means never having to be latent, so one can readily see, there is some residual risk factor in even the best translation. Meanwhile, I mean to subscribe some futures in the Petit Manseng at Mailhos.
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