Archive for January, 2009

Propertius 505

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Cynthia first caught poor me first with her eyes,
I who had never been touched by desire before.
Then Love knocked out my eyes, steadfast in pride, and
stomped with his feet pressed on my head,
until Love, a pervert, taught me to hate clean girls and
to live with no plan.
Now this madness has [...]

6 more texts from Obama

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

A friend of mine went to the Inauguration in DC. I talked to her about for an article I was writing for the Western Herald. That night she sent me six text messages, reproduced here.
Message 1
Hey fritz so I don’t know if ur still up…but I was talking to my mom about inauguration and I thought [...]

2009 in Greek Grammar by Herbert Weir Smyth

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

2009. The infinitive of purpose is used in prose especially after verbs meaning to give, entrust, choose, appoint, take, receive. Verbs signifying to send, go, come usually take the future active participle (2065); but T.6.50 has δεκα των νεων προυπεμψαν ες τον μεγαν λιμενα πλευσαι they sent ahead ten ships to sail into the [...]