Sep 6, 2000 18:40
23 yrs ago
Latin term
Cristina
dulce et decorum est
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Latin to English
Art/Literary
in wilfred owen's poem, "Dulce et decorum est"
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| 0 | Sweet and beutiful is... |
Jesús Paredes
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| 0 | ...It is sweet and glorious to die for one's country |
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Jesús Paredes
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Sweet and beutiful is...
As in the phrase: "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" meaning: "Sweet and beautiful is to die for the fatherland" from a verse by Horatio.
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...It is sweet and glorious to die for one's country
Owen's dulce... is less patriotic than Horace's verse. It's used as an old lie.
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