Pauperies

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Latin-English

paupĕrĭ|ēs, ēī. (pauˈpe.ri.es) fem.

  1. Poverty.

[pauper.]

Loci

  • αʹ Horace, Sermones 2.2:
——— ——— ——— —— Nēc|d(um) ōmnĭs ăb|āctă
pāupĕrĭ|ēs ĕpŭ|līs rē|gūm: nām | vīlĭbŭs | ōvīs
nīgrīs|qu(e) ēst ŏlĕ|īs hŏdĭ|ē lŏcŭs. ——— ———
Nor yet is all poverty driven from the banquets of kings; after all, a place is there today for cheap eggs and black olives.