Lucilius
[loo-sil-ee-uh s]
- Ga·ius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/, c180–102? b.c., Roman satirist.
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This line, with a plummet, is mentioned by Lucilius; and was the sund-gyrd of the Anglo-Saxons.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth
Naturales Quaestiones in seven Books, addressed to Lucilius.
The Student's Companion to Latin AuthorsGeorge Middleton
"That I will leave to your feminine delicacy of feeling," replied Lucilius.
Cleopatra, CompleteGeorg Ebers
Lucilius was grateful, and gave him the same fidelity he had showed to Brutus.
Cleopatra, CompleteGeorg Ebers
Ever since Lucilius, satire has been at once sharp and humorous, bitter and sweet.
A History of Roman LiteratureHarold North Fowler
Lucilius
- Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). ?180–102 bc, Roman satirist, regarded as the originator of poetical satire
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