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phiremangston
Instructions:
1. Grab the nearest book
2. Open it to page 123
3. Find the fifth sentence
4. Post the text of the next four sentences after that in your LJ with these instructions:
No digging for your favorite book - it has to be the nearest one.
Tag five people.
I was actually really surprised that I didn't have a book on my desk (this is only because I actually put my Latin Grammar and several others back on my bookshelf yesterday so I had room to do my Greek homework without moving my laptop). I had to go to my back-pack and grab the first that came to hand. Unfortunately it was not the Aeneid in Latin (Vergili Opera).
"They attacked Scipio's waste of immense sums of money and his childish fondness for public games and theatrical performances, as if he had been appointed the impresario of some festival, not a commander on active service. As a result of these accusations tribunes were sent out with authority to recall Scipio to Rome, if the charges were proved to be true. However, Scipio was able to impress upon the tribunes that success in war depends upon the size of the preparations made for it, and furthermore that he could indulge in agreeable diversions with his friends during his hours of leisure without allowing his sociability to make him neglectful of his serious duties. At any rate his defence convinced the tribunes, and he set sail for Africa."
- Plutarch, "Biography of Cato the Elder" in Makers of Rome
Hmmmm ... and I will tag:
1.hobbitbabe
2.karenjeane
3.kuwdora
4.therealjae
5.denisia
Or you know, if you aren't interested I won't be offended if you don't.
phiremangstonInstructions:
1. Grab the nearest book
2. Open it to page 123
3. Find the fifth sentence
4. Post the text of the next four sentences after that in your LJ with these instructions:
No digging for your favorite book - it has to be the nearest one.
Tag five people.
I was actually really surprised that I didn't have a book on my desk (this is only because I actually put my Latin Grammar and several others back on my bookshelf yesterday so I had room to do my Greek homework without moving my laptop). I had to go to my back-pack and grab the first that came to hand. Unfortunately it was not the Aeneid in Latin (Vergili Opera).
"They attacked Scipio's waste of immense sums of money and his childish fondness for public games and theatrical performances, as if he had been appointed the impresario of some festival, not a commander on active service. As a result of these accusations tribunes were sent out with authority to recall Scipio to Rome, if the charges were proved to be true. However, Scipio was able to impress upon the tribunes that success in war depends upon the size of the preparations made for it, and furthermore that he could indulge in agreeable diversions with his friends during his hours of leisure without allowing his sociability to make him neglectful of his serious duties. At any rate his defence convinced the tribunes, and he set sail for Africa."
- Plutarch, "Biography of Cato the Elder" in Makers of Rome
Hmmmm ... and I will tag:
1.
hobbitbabe2.
karenjeane3.
kuwdora4.
therealjae5.
denisiaOr you know, if you aren't interested I won't be offended if you don't.
