Sexta-feira, Julho 25, 2008

interlocking word order in Virgil's Ecloga 1:



Tityre
, tu patulae recubans sub tegmine fagi /silvestrem tenui Musam meditaris avena;

Tityrus, you expansive reclining under shade beech woods slender music rehearse reed

Tityrus, reclining under the shade of the expansive beech, you rehearse your woods music on a slender reed.