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αἰσχρόν τοι δηρόν τε μένειν

shameful indeed to stay long away

Source Homer, Iliad 2.298

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Etymology

Homeric line: Telemachus or Odysseus' resolve not to linger. Cicero applies it to his own absences.

Occurrences in 1 work (1 total)

Ad Atticum 6.5 27 June 50 BC · 1 occurrence

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