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Ed Cryer

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May 20, 2012, 7:45:16 AM5/20/12
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Sol, qui flammigeris mundum conplexus habenis
volvis inexhausto redeuntia saecula motu,
sparge diem meliore coma, crinemque repexi
blandius elato surgant temone iugales
efflantes roseum frenis spumantibus ignis
iam nova germanis vestigia torqueat annus
consulibus, laetique petant exordia menses.
(Claudian; Panegyricus)

I think I've found a contender from classical Latin poetry for greatest
distance separating an adjective from its noun.
I have some reservations, though, so I'd appreciate comments.
"Roseum" goes with "crinem" of two lines earlier.

True or false?

Ed

Ed Cryer

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May 20, 2012, 8:13:38 AM5/20/12
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I got this text from thelatinlibrarydotcom.
I can't help but suspect that "ignis" should be "ignem"; in which case
"roseum" goes with that, and the lines have a far more normal feel.

Ed
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Ed Cryer

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May 20, 2012, 9:50:00 AM5/20/12
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B. T. Raven wrote:
> Die Sun May 20 2012 07:13:38 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Ed Cryer
> <e...@somewhere.in.the.uk> scripsit:
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>> efflantes roseum frenis spumantibus ignis
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> 188 hits for:
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> "efflantes roseum frenis spumantibus ignem"
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> 7 hits for:
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> "efflantes roseum frenis spumantibus ignis"
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> both quoted. It may be that all 7 hits depend on an error (typo) at
> thelatinlibray.com
>

Thanks for that, BT. I should have just guessed straight away that it
was a typo, but I've been looking for years to find one to beat an Ovid
clip.

I suppose even "efflantes roseos frenis spumantibus ignis" would do.

Ed

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