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[80] _Arguta meretrice potes Davoque Chremeque Eludente senem comis garrire libellas Unus vivorum, Fundani_.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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Sunt a [Greek: stomulein] vel [Greek: stomullein], nimia loquacitate alios offendere; quod impedite loquentes libentissime garrire soleant; vel quod aliis nimii semper videantur, etiam parcissime loquentes.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces Samuel Johnson 1746
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The second element would be from garrire "to talk."
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Gaifanum 850» I Gargiiius 758, 3 giro7i8,4 garrire 605, 4 garriret 592, 1» garrit 700, 3 garrolus 546, 1.
Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera Horace, Ludovicus Desprez, André Dacier 1793
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