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<!--Priscilla Savary, priscilla_savary@yahoo.com, translation July 15, 2017-->
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Imperfections
Imperfections
Plato lacks order
Plato lacks order
Aristotle [has] bright clarity
Aristotle [has] bright clarity
Vergil a compiler.
Vergil a compiler.
Cicero swollen, verbose with
Cicero haughty-  excessive in
repetitions, cold in jokes slow in beginnings,
repetitions, dull in humor, rigid principles,
leisurely in digressions, flaccid
free in digressions, feeble lying.
flat.
   
[Fix  "swollen"--Better translation would probably be haughty, puffed out, arrogant, or even seditious given what history says about Cicero. Since he made speeches condemning Mark Anthony and then speeches in favor of return to the republic the author seems to view Cicero as an arrogant traitor--or someone who just talks to much]
 
Plautus is criticized by
Plautus is criticized by
Horace.
Horatio.
Pliny a cloudy river.
Pliny a cloudy river.
Ovid mild in character
Ovid indulgent in character
Sallust impactful.
Sallust impactful.
Terence a reciter of others
Terence a reciter of others
Homer for a banquet.
Homer for a banquet.
Aristotle a delicate talker.
Aristotle a delicate talker.
Dion a lustful tyrant.
Dion a lustful tyrant.
In.
In.
Livy pativinity
Livy pativinity
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Works Unperfected
Works Unperfected


Disaguedoro for nauegatio[n][navigation]
Channels for navigation
from the east to ye west in Nicaragua
from the east to ye west in Nicaragua
Nicanor from Mare Caspium [Caspian Sea]
Nicanor from Mare Caspium [Caspian Sea]

Latest revision as of 19:59, 17 September 2017


Imperfections

Plato lacks order Aristotle [has] bright clarity Vergil a compiler. Cicero haughty- excessive in repetitions, dull in humor, rigid principles, free in digressions, feeble lying.

Plautus is criticized by Horatio. Pliny a cloudy river. Ovid indulgent in character Sallust impactful.

Terence a reciter of others

Homer for a banquet. Aristotle a delicate talker. Dion a lustful tyrant.

In. Livy pativinity Caesar disloyalty Sallust obscurity, archaic words. Cicero bloodlessness, boiled out Asinius Pollio. Julian Capella. Scipio Aemilianus: drousy Pompey shaving his head with one finger. Callias drunk Ismenuus flute player Alcibiades braggart Crobilas a cook.

Alexander hated Perdiccas warlikeness Lisimachus authority Seleucus valiancy Antigonus liberality Attalus portlynes Ptolomeyes prosperity:

Seneca arena without goal Varro pig Macrobius shameless

[symbol: paragraph?] Ould writers errors see Sauil his notes on Tacitus fol 13.19.

Calvus seemed to Cicero bloodless and worn out Brutus leisurely and disjointed Cicero to Calvus seemed lax and without energy. to Brutus broken and weak.

Works Unperfected

Channels for navigation from the east to ye west in Nicaragua Nicanor from Mare Caspium [Caspian Sea] to Euxinum. [Black Sea] Egypt from Nilus to ye red sea I.es from midland sea to ye red. Romanus Morea. 5 miles from Nombre de dios to panonia [Panama]