A pox on parasites.

Plautus (Captivi 4.4): DÄ­Ä“s|pÄ­tÄ“r | tÄ“ dÄ«|qu(e), Ä’rgăsÄ­|lÄ•, pÄ“r|dānt Ä“t | vÄ“ntrÄ“m | tÅ­Å«m, părăsÄ«|tōsqu(e) ōm|nÄ«s, Ä“t | quÄ« pōs|thāc cÄ“|nām pără|sÄ«tÄ«s | dăbÄ«t. May Jupiter and the gods destroy you and your belly, Ergasilus—and all freeloaders—and whoever from now on offers dinner to freeloaders! I think I’ve gotten the hang of scanning these Plautine […]

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