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[5936] Nec dulces amores sperne puer, neque tu choreas; these men are too distrustful and much to blame, to use such speeches, [5937] Parcite paucorum diffundere, crimen in omnes.
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Paucite paucarum diffundere crimen in omnes - Do not blame the masses for the crimes of the few.
Archive 2005-09-01 Sam Jordison 2005
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Paucite paucarum diffundere crimen in omnes - Do not blame the masses for the crimes of the few.
Ovid Sam Jordison 2005
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Nulla dies adeo est australibus umida nimbis non intermissis ut fluat imber aquis, nec sterilis locus ullus ita est ut non sit in illo mixta fere duris utilis herba rubis; nil adeo Fortuna grauis miserabile fecit 5 ut minuant nulla gaudia parte malum. ecce domo patriaque carens oculisque meorum, naufragus in Getici litoris actus aquas, qua tamen inueni uultum diffundere causam possim fortunae nec meminisse meae.
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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It is probably from this expression that _diffundere_ acquired the extended sense of 'mentally relax' (_OLD diffundo_ 5), for which compare _Met_ IV 766 'diffudere animos', _Met_ III 318 'Iouem
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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Jam nox tnducere terris Umbras, et ccelo diffundere signa parabat.
Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from the Text of Tonson ... 1795
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