κἂν ὑπὸ στέγῃ πυκνῆσ ἀκούειν ψακάδοσ εὑδούσῃ φρενί
even under a roof, with mind asleep, to hear the close raindrop
Source Greek lyric fragment (adesp.)
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Etymology
From a lost lyric, perhaps Sophoclean: the image of one tucked indoors hearing rain. Cicero uses it of a quiet safe vantage.