Alba rivien colma di rose. VI Giovane piano, e semplicetto amante Poi che fuggir me stesso in dubbio sono, Madonna a voi del mio cuor l'humil dono Faro divoto; io certo a prove tante L'hebbi fedele, intrepido, costante, De pensieri leggiadro, accorto, e buono; Quando rugge il gran mondo, e scocca il tuono, S 'arma di se, e d' intero diamante, Tanto del forse, e d' invidia sicuro, Di timori, e speranze al popol use 10 Quanto d'ingegno, e d' alto valor vago, E di cetra sonora, e delle muse: Sol troverete in tal parte men duro Ove amor — from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton
drachms see Measures ACETUM vinegar
The Romans used A. from several parts of the world. ℞ 3 , also APSINTHIUM ABSINTHIATUS, —UM, flavored with wormwood, ℞ 3 ABSINTHITES, wine tempered or mixed with wormwood; modern absinth or Vermouth, cf. ℞ 3 ABSINTHIUM ROMANUM, ℞ 3 ABUA, a small fish; see APUA , ℞ 138 , 139 , 147 ACER, ACEO, ACIDUM, to be or to make sour, tart ACETABULUM, a “vinegar” cruet: a small measure, equivalent to 15 Attic drachms; see Measures ACETUM, vinegar —— MULSUM, mead ACICULA, ACUS, the needle fish, or horn-back, or horn-beak; a long fish with a snout sharp like a needle; the gar-fish, or sea-needle ACIDUM, sour; same as ACER ACINATICIUS, a costly raisin wine ACINOSUS, full of kernels or stones ACINUS, —UM, a grain, or grape raisin berry or kernel ACIPENSER, a large fish, sturgeon, ℞ 145 ; also see STYRIO ACOR, —UM, sourness, tartness; the herb sweetcane, gardenflag, galangale ACRIMONIA, acidity, tartness, sourness; harshness of taste ACUS, same as ACICULA Adjustable Table, illustration, p. — from Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Apicius
15 Excusado es decir que el tío Hormiga no se detuvo ni un instante a pensar en qué moro sería aquél, ni en la índole o pristino objeto de la arruinada construcción; lo único que vió desde luego más claro que el agua fué que con tantas desmoronadas piedras, y con las que él desmoronara, podía hacer allí un hermoso 20 y muy seguro corral para sus ganados; por lo que [77-6] desde el día siguiente, y como recreo muy propio de quien tan económico era, dedicó las tardes a derribar por sí mismo, y a sus solas, [77-7] lo que en pie quedaba del vetusto edificio arábigo. —¡Te vas a reventar!—le decía su mujer, al verlo llegar 25 por la noche lleno de polvo y de sudor, y — from Novelas Cortas by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
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