Priscian
Americannoun
noun
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This little poem was scribbled by an Irish scribe in the margin of a copy of Priscian in the monastery of St Gall, in Switzerland, the same from which Charlemagne's highly imaginative biographer came.
From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna
He devoted special attention to the early Latin writers, and is highly spoken of by Priscian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The title Heroides is due to the grammarian Priscian; in the MSS. they are called Epistulae, and so Ovid himself refers to them, A.A. iii.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
Quintus Valerius Antias also left Annals, which must have formed an immense work, since Priscian cites the seventy-fourth book.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
May Priscian himself be my enemy if what I am now going to say be not exactly true.
From In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts by Erasmus, Desiderius
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