Hey--what are the lines?
> Hello
>
> I tied to post this earlier today but have yet to see it on list.
> Please forgive multiple copies.
>
> On page 14 of "Spirit of Romance" Pound provides 4 Latin lines he
> attributes to Ovid. He then gives an English translation which I guess
> is his own. He does not provide any citation as to where in Ovid the
> Latin quote comes from.
>
> Does anyone know where in Ovid the lines came from? I have found a
> near English equivalent to Pound's translation; Golding book 3 line
> 30-40. The Latin for this Golding scene does not correspond to the
> Latin verse which Pound provided.
>
> I have searched the Perseus at Tufts with no results. I am not an
> expert at searches so could easily have made a mistake.
>
> Rick Seddon
> McIntosh, NM
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To this enigma man must find an answer,
on pain of death.
Albert Camus, from "Metaphysical Rebellion"
Robert E Kibler, PhD.
English and Humanities
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