Sep 26, 2001 04:48
23 yrs ago
Latin term
Fiona Laing
cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet
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Latin to English
Art/Literary
The last two lines of the contemporary novel by John Fowles entitled 'The Magus'.
The Latin is taken from Pervigilium Veneris.
The Latin is taken from Pervigilium Veneris.
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May he love tomorrow...
May he love tomorrow who never has loved before;
And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well.
This is a couplet of Pervigilium Veneris. Anonymous poet.
And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well.
This is a couplet of Pervigilium Veneris. Anonymous poet.
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Raffaella Cornacchini
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian
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those who have never loved, will love tomorrow;
those who have loved will love tomorrow too.
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: amet and amavit are 3rd person singular
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Mary Worby
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Let him who has never loved love tomorrow, and let him who has loved love tomorrow
Can't remember my subjunctives and passives and whatever else as well as I used to! But I found this as a translation on the Internet and it looks right to me!
Hope it helps
Mary
Hope it helps
Mary
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Let him love tomorrow who has never loved and let he who has loved love tomorrow
from Pervirgilium Veneris
see reference
see reference
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