Simplicius
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One interesting detail that he took from the original libretto but expanded was the way the innocent, rustic Simplicius equates the terror of the soldiers with a wolf that kills his sheep.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2016
Sleuthing under pseudonyms including Dr. Simplicius and Plagin Hood, dozens of German scholars spend hours of their own time scouring obscure theses for questionable citations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2016
Such was the man with whom the Popes Simplicius and Felix had to deal.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
The assertion of the philosopher Simplicius has been called in question for very plausible reasons.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Sir Walter Armstrong
St. Simplicius, native of Tivoli, died 25th Feb. 483 48.
From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou
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