The Borough

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

HORACE, Ode 9.

Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

JUVENAL, Satire 12.

Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

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The Borough

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Borough is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

Line 2

HORACE, Ode 9.

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Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

Line 4

JUVENAL, Satire 12.

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Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

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cum noun US /kʌm/

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading “Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.”

horace noun US /ˈhɔːrəs/

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading “HORACE, Ode 9.”

non adverb US /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading “Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.”

Ode noun US /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading “HORACE, Ode 9.”

post verb US /poʊst/

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading “Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.”

Satire noun US /ˈsætaɪər/

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

From this reading “JUVENAL, Satire 12.”

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From this reading JUVENAL, Satire 12.

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From this reading HORACE, Ode 9.

amorem

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

argento

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

atque

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

Beati

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

beatum

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

caeci

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

callet

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

cumnounUS /kʌm/

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

Deorum

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

Duramque

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

faciunt

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

filius

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

HORACEnounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading HORACE, Ode 9.

JUVENALnoun

Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)

From this reading JUVENAL, Satire 12.

merearis

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

Miraris

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

multa

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

Muneribus

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

nemo

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

Nomen

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

NonadverbUS /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

noti

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

occupat

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

OdenounUS /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading HORACE, Ode 9.

oderunt

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

omnes

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

omnia

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

pati

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

patrimonia

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

pauperiem

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

ponas

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

possidentem

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

postverbUS /poʊst/

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

praestet

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

propter

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

puellae

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

pueri

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

quem

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

qui

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

quidam

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

Recte

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

rectius

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

salvum

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

sapienter

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

SatirenounUS /ˈsætaɪər/

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

From this reading JUVENAL, Satire 12.

Sed

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

SinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

tenounUS /tiː/

a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold

From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

uti

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

uxornoun

(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife

From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

Vicini

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

vitam

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

vitio

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

vivunt

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From this reading Non propter vitam faciunt patrimonia quidam, Sed vitio caeci propter patrimonia vivunt.

vocaveris

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From this reading Non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum: rectius occupat Nomen Beati, qui Deorum Muneribus sapienter uti, Duramque callet pauperiem pati.

vult

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From this reading Non uxor salvum te vult, non filius; omnes Vicini oderunt; noti pueri atque puellae; Miraris cum tu argento post omnia ponas, Si nemo praestet, quem non merearis, amorem.

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