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"candidus;" glistering white -- as is evident from many passages; for instance, from a comparison of Matt.xxviii. 3 and Luke xxiv. 4 with
Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia. 1807-1886 1863
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Taxando et ab his deterrendo humanam lasciviam et insaniam, sed et remedia docendo: non igitur candidus lector nobis succenseat, &c.
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If I err, you will set me right; si quid novisti rectius istis, candidus imperti, etc.
Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005
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Islandiæ scriptores, facilè inde candidus Lector, in ijs quæ de
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Islandi� scriptores, facil� inde candidus Lector, in ijs qu� de
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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II 563-65 'non ego mordaci destrinxi carmine quemquam ... _candidus_ a salibus suffusis felle refugi' and _Ibis_ 1-8 'Tempus ad hoc, lustris bis iam mihi quinque peractis,/omne fuit Musae carmen inerme meae
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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This sense of _candidus_ is constantly misunderstood by modern commentators.
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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= The man who was _niger_ had qualities opposite to those of the man who was _candidus_; that is, he habitually thought and spoke evil of others.
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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For _pectore candidus_ compare from other authors Hor _Epod_ XI 11-12
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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Compare _Tr_ V v 13-14 (on his wife's birthday) 'optime natalis! quamuis procul absumus, opto/_candidus_ huc uenias', Prop IV i 67-68 'Roma, faue, tibi surgit opus, date
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
fbharjo commented on the word candidus
Latin - 'shining white' (metaphorically kindness rather than straightforwardness)
January 2, 2011