Epigraph Annotations
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| − | "Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis | + | '''"Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis''' |
"For on one occasion I myself saw, with my own eyes, the Cumaean Sibyl | "For on one occasion I myself saw, with my own eyes, the Cumaean Sibyl | ||
| − | vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: | + | '''vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent:''' |
hanging in a cage, and when some boys said to her: | hanging in a cage, and when some boys said to her: | ||
| − | Σιβυλλα τι θελεις; respondebat illa:αποθανειν θελω.” | + | '''Σιβυλλα τι θελεις; respondebat illa:αποθανειν θελω.”''' |
'Sibyl, what do you want?' she replied, 'I want to die.' " | 'Sibyl, what do you want?' she replied, 'I want to die.' " | ||
