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torquere

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  • Augustus primoque rudis flagrauerat aestu; nec nouus unde calor nec quid suspiria uellent, nouerat incipiens et adhuc ignarus amandi. non illi uenator equus, non spicula curae, 5 non iaculum torquere libet; mens omnis aberrat in uulnus quod fixit Amor. quam saepe medullis erupit gemitus! quotiens incanduit ore confessus secreta rubor nomenque beatum iniussae scripsere manus!

    The Marriage of Honorius and Maria Claudian 1912

  • [FN#110] This habit "torquere mero," was a favourite with the mediæval Arabs.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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