So here, as in a votive tablet penned,
You see the veteran’s life from end to end.
• Horace, Satires, II, 1, 32 (Conington); Classical and Foreign Quotations, 3rd ed. (1904), no. 2353A
• Said of Lucilius, the satirist, the lines were appropriately chosen by Boswell to figure upon the title-page of his famous biography.
You see the veteran’s life from end to end.
• Horace, Satires, II, 1, 32 (Conington); Classical and Foreign Quotations, 3rd ed. (1904), no. 2353A
• Said of Lucilius, the satirist, the lines were appropriately chosen by Boswell to figure upon the title-page of his famous biography.
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Quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis.
— So here
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Quo fit ut omnis Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella Vita senis." in the context of "So here, as in a votive tablet penned,
You see the veteran’s life from end to end.
• Horace, Satires, II, 1, 32 (Conington); Classical and Foreign Quotations, 3rd ed. (1904), no. 2353A
• Said of Lucilius, the satirist, the lines were appropriately chosen by Boswell to figure upon the title-page of his famous biography." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Gaius Lucilius" (About)
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About Gaius Lucilius
Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle.
About Gaius Lucilius
Gaius Lucilius (180, 168 or 148 – 103 BC) was the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain. A Roman citizen of the equestrian class, he was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania, and was a member of the Scipionic Circle.
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