Portus ab accessu ventorum immotus et ingens ipse; sed horrificis iuxta tonat Aetna ruinis; interdumque atram prorumpit ad aethera nubem, turbine fumantem piceo et candente favilla, attollitque globos flammarum et sidera lambit; interdum scopulos avolsaque viscera montis erigit eructans, liquefactaque saxa sub auras cum gemitu glomerat, fundoque exaestuat imo. (3.39)
13 May 2008 Clark Cheers for the Aorist Passive 3rd Person Imperative which has survived from antiquity, savoring of laws of the City-state, biblical injunctions and prohibitions, and Euclid's Elements, to today's Greek pop songs. Long may it live.
13 May 2008 Hugh Fitzgerald Aorist -- that has something to do with the heart, doesn't it? My aorist has been far too passive of late. And I've also noticed some rough breathing lately. I've got to see my cardiologist, Dr. Herbert Smyth, as soon as I can get an appointment.
