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HOMUNCULUS

Latin

capital letters

Vol I,
Ch II

Little man, male sperm

Little man, male sperm

Vice versâ

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch IV

On the contrary

"On the contrary"

Sciatica

Latin

normal

Vol I,
Ch IV

Pain in the lower back

Pain in the lower back

æra

Latin

normal

Vol I,
Ch V

Year

Year

O diem præclarum!

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch VI

"O wondrous day!"

"O glorious day!"

De gustibus non est disputandum

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch VIII

"there is no disputing about tastes"

"there is no disputing about tastes"

De vanitate mundi et fugâ sæculi

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch X

"On the vanity of the world and the swift passing of time"

"On the vanity of the world and the swift passing of time"

communibus annis

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch X

"In ordinary years"

In ordinary-average years

memento(s)

Latin

normal

Vol I,
Ch XII

Lit: remember

Lit: remember

toties quoties

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XV

"Every time"

Every time

Te deum

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XVIII

"We Praise Thee, Lord", hymn

"We praise thee, Lord", hymn

Argumentum ad hominem

Latin

italics

Vol I,Ch XIX
see also
Vol II,Ch X

Lit: "Argument addressed to the man, that is to the character of one’s opponent"

Lit: "Argument addressed to the man, that is to the character of one’s opponent"

(Argumentum)ad ignorantiam

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XIX

Arguments that relies on the ignorance of the opponents

Arguments that relies on the ignorance of the opponents

Viz

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XIX

Abbr. For "Videlicet": "it’s clear" – "surely"

Abbr. For "Videlicet": "it’s clear" – "surely"

in rerum naturâ

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XIX

"The nature of things"

"In the order of things"

Amicus Plato…sed magis amica veritas

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXI

"Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth"

"Plato is my friend, but truth is my greater friend"

Foro Scientiæ

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXI

"The forum of knowledge"

In the forum of science

Argumentum ad Verecundiam, ex Absurdo, ex Fortiori

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXI

"Argument to modesty, from absurdity, from stronger reason"

Argument to shyness, from the absurd, from the strongest.

Ars Logica

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXI

"The art of logic"

The art of logic

Argumentum Fistulatorium

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXI

"Argument of the musical pipe"

"Argument of one who whistles"

Argumentum Baculinum

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXI

"Argument of the stick", that is threat

"Argument of the stick, that is violence"

Argumentum ad Crumenam

Latin

italics

Vol I,Ch XXI
see also Vol.II,Ch.XII

"Argument to the purse", that is to self-interest

"Argument directed to the purse of one’s opponent"

Argumentum Tripodium

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXI

"Argument addressed to the third leg"

"Argument addressed to the third leg"

Argumentum ad Rem

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXI

"Argument addressed to the thing in hand"

Argument addressed to "the thing"

ad populum

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXIII

"To the people"

To the people

os pubis

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXV

"Pubic bone"

"Hipbone of the baby/child"

Coxendix

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXV

"Hip bone"

"Hipbone of the baby/child"

os illeum

Latin

italics

Vol I,
Ch XXV

"A pelvic bone"

"Hipbone of the baby/child"

latus rectum

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch III

"Straight line"

Straight line

cum grano salis

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch IV

"with a grain of salt"

"with a grain of salt"

per se

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch V

"in himself"

"through himself"

retina

Latin

normal

Vol II,
Ch V

There is no note about this word.

"first figurative use of the word"

et cætera

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch VI

And so on

And so on, here "and elsewhere"

NUCLEUS

Latin

capital letters

Vol II,
Ch IX

"Nucleus"

Nucleus

MOMENTUM

Latin

capital letters

Vol II,
Ch IX

"Moment"

Moment

Literæ humaniores

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XII

"The humanities"

The humanities

Tam citus erat, quam erat ventus

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIV

Sterne’s translation: "that is was as siwft as the wind itself"

Sterne’s translation: "that is was as siwft as the wind itself"

Cyclopædia

Latin

normal

Vol II,
Ch XVII

(en)cyclopedia

(en)cyclopedia

FINIS

Latin

capital letters

Vol II,
Ch XVII

The end

The end

a priori

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XVII

"deductively, before analysis"

"argument from cause to effect (deductive reasoning)"

a posteriori

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XVII

"inductively, based on experience"

"argument from effect to cause (inductive reasoning)"

in infinitum

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

"Into an infinite number of parts"

Into an infinite number of parts

Q.E.D.

Latin

normal

Vol II,
Ch XIX

Quid Erat Demonstrandum: "that which has been demonstrated"

There is no note about it

Animus... Anima

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

Mind, soul

Mind-soul

Causa sine quâ non

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

"Indispensabile cause or condition"

Indispensabile cause or condition (condicio sine qua non)

Lithopædus Senonenis de Partu difficili

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

"About Difficult Childbirth" of Lithopædus Senone

Sterne himself explains this title of a book in his note

os coxgygis

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

It should be "coccigis", the four bones at the end of the spinal column (Sterne’s incorrect spelling of the word)

It should be "coccigis", the four bones at the end of the spinal column (Sterne’s incorrect spelling of the word)

Abdomen

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

Abdomen

Abdomen

Uterus

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

Uterus, womb

Uterus, womb

Epigastrium

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

Epigastrium

Epigastrium

Matrix

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

Womb

Womb

Multitudinis imperitæ non formido judicia; meis tamen, rogo, parcant opusculis-in quibus fuit propositi semper, a jocis ad seria, a seriis vicissim ad jocos transire

Latin

normal but smaller

Frontispiece of Volume III

"I do not fear the opinions of the ignorant populace, yet I ask that they spare my humble works- in which it has always been my purpose to pass from jests to serious matters and from the serious back again to the jests"

FL:"I do not fear the opinions of the ignorant crowd;neverthless, I ask they spare my little work, in which it has ever been my purpose to pass from the gay to the seriuos and from seriuos again to the gay "

bona fide

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch X

In good faith

In good faith

Textus de Ecclesiâ Roffensi, per Ernulfum Episcopum…

Latin

normal

Vol III,
Ch XI

Parallel translation

Translation wih parallel texts, both written by Sterne himself

de fartandi et illustrandis fallaciis

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XX

"Of Farting and the Explanation of Deceptions"

"Concerning the deception of farting and illustration"

Quantum

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XX

A certain quantity

"a certain quantity"

Centumvirate

Latin

normal

Vol III,
Ch XX

"A hundred of man"

A hundred of man

VINEA
CATAPULTÆ
BALLISTA
PYRABOLI
TEREBRA
SCORPIO

Latin

capital letters

Vol III,
Ch XXIV

Military terms

War machines

Act. Erud.

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XXV

Acta Eruditorium: "Transactions of the Learned"

There is no note about it

ex confesso

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XXXIV

"Confessedly"

Confessedly

ab.urb.con

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XXXVI

Ab urbe condita: "from the founding of the city", as Romans used to date important events

Ab urbe condita:"from the founding of the city", as Romans used to date important events

Nihil, me pœnitet hujus nasi

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XXXVII

Lit: "The nose does not displease me"

Sterne’s translation: "my nose has been the making of me"

Nec est cur pœnitet

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XXXVII

"Nor is there reason why it should displease you"

Sterne’s translation: "how the duce should such a
nose fail?"

ad excitandum focum

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XXXVII

Sterne’s translation in brackets: "to stir up the fire"

Sterne’s translation in brackets: "to stir up the fire"

Ad mensuram suam legitimam

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XXXVIII

"At its proper size"

"At its proper size"

ratio(s)

Latin

normal

Vol III,
Ch XXXVIII

"rations"

"rations"

medius terminus

Latin

normal

Vol III,
Ch XL

"middle term"

middle term

quære

Latin

italics

Vol III,
Ch XLI

"query"

"query"

SLAWKENBERGII
FABELLA

Latin

capital letters

Vol IV

Parallel translation

Sterne’s English parallel text

Stamina

Latin

normal

Vol IV,
ST

Cfr Chambers: "those simple, original parts, which existed first in embryo, or even in the seed"

"Those simple, original parts, which existed first in embryo, or even in the seed"

A petitio principii

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
ST

"begging the question"

"begging the question"

Ex mero motu

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
ST

"of his own accord"

"of his own accord"

Personæ Dramatis

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
ST

"Characters in the play"

Characters in the play

De omni scribilii

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
Ch X

"Concerning all kinds of writing or scribbling" ("scribili" is a nonce word)

"Concerning all kinds of writing or scribbling" ("scribili" is a nonce word)

punctilio

Latin

normal

Vol IV,
Ch XXVII

punctilious thing

Wrong declension (ablative) of the word "Punctillum"

De Concubinis retinendis

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
Ch XXVII

"Of Keeping Concubines"

"on keeping concubines"

De re concubinariâ

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
Ch XXVIII

"Of something concerning concubinage"

"on the things of a concubine"

in nomino patriæ et filia et spiritum sanctos
in gomine gatris etc

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
Ch XXIX

"In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost", but with the wrong declensional endings in Latin

It’s mocking the correct words of the text of the Latin "Our Father"

Juris-consulti

Latin

normal

Vol IV,
Ch XXIX

"Law counselors"

"Legal counsellor"

Juris-prudentes

Latin

normal

Vol IV,
Ch XXIX

"those learned in the law"

"Persons learned in the Law"

Liberi sunt de sanguine patris et matris, sed pater et mater non sunt de sanguine liberorum

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
Ch XXIX

"Children are of the blood of their father and mother, but the father and mother are not of the blood of their children"

Sterne’s translation above

Una caro

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
Ch XXIX

One flesh

One flesh

Argumentum commune

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
Ch XXIX

"Argument common to either side"

Argument common to either side

Tantum valet… quantum sonat

Latin

italics

Vol IV,
Ch XXXI

"It’s worth as much as it sounds like"

It’s worth as much as it sounds like

Dixero si quid fortè jocosius, hoc mihi juris cum venia dabis

Latin

normal, but smaller

Frontispiece of Volume V

"If I say anything too facetius, you will grant it to me indulgently"

FL: "If in my words I am too free, perchance too light, this bit of liberty you will indulgently grant me"

Si quis calumnietur levius esse quam decet Theologum, aut mordacius quam deceat Christianus

Latin

normal but smaller

Frontispiece of Volume V

"Should anyone judge my writings harshly as being in a lighter vein than suits a theologian or more biting than is appropriate to a Christian-not I, but Demmocritus said it"

There is no translation in this edition.

Si quis Clericus, aut Monachus, verba joculatoria, risum moventia serat anathema esto

Latin

italics

Frontispiece of Volume V

This quote is not present in Norton Edition

FL: "If any priest or monk using jesting words, exciting laughter, let him be denounced". This quote was added by Sterne in the second edition and it is present in Penguin and Florida Edition.

Duodecimo

Latin

italics

Vol V,
Ch XVI

"The 12^th"

"the 12th one"

de sede vel subjecto circumcisionis

Latin

italics

Vol V,
Ch XXVII

"On the foundation or subject of circumcision"

"On the foundation or subject of circumcision"

Ars longa... vita brevis

Latin

italics

Vol V,
Ch XXXIV

"Art is long, life is short"

Art is long, life is short

Quod omne animal post coitum est triste

Latin

italics

Vol V,
Ch XXXVI

"After coition all animals are sad"

"after coition every creation is dejected"

De re Vestiaria Veterum

Latin

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XIX

On the Clothing of the Ancients

Relative to clothes worn by ancient people

latus clavus

Latin

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XIX

"Broad nail"

A big nail

succedaneum

Latin

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XXIII

Substitute

"Substitute"

disiderata

Latin

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XXIII

"Desired things"

"Desired things"

Quanto id diligentius in liberis procreandis cavendum

Latin

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XXXIII

"How much more careful we should be in begetting our children"

"How much more careful should we be in begetting our children"

Ad putorem usque

Latin

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XXXVI

"Until rotten", talking about something stinking

"Until rotten": talking about something stinking.

Non enim excursushic ejus, sed opus ipsum est

Latin

italics

Frontispiece of
Volume VII

"For this is not a digression but is itself the work", from the Letters of Pliny the Younger.

Plinius the younger, speaking about Homer "but because this is his main subject and not a digression"

Non Orbis gentem, non ullam gens habet ullam-ulla parem

Latin

smaller, in a note

Vol VII,
Ch XVIII

"The earth does not have any other such people, nor does any other people have such a city"

FL: "The world holds no race, no race a city, or any city a house, or any house a master equal"

consideratis considerandis

Latin

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XX

"Considerign what must be considered"

All things considered

Amandus… Amanda

Latin

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXI

Masculine and feminine forms of the Latin "one who must be loved"

Masculine and feminine forms of the Latin "one who must be loved"

Videnda

Latin

italics

Vol VII,
Ch XXXI

"Things to see"

Things worth seeing or which ought to be seen

vestigia

Latin

normal

Vol VIII,
Ch XVII

Sign – Symbol of something

Sign – Symbol of something

stigmata

Latin

normal

Vol VIII,
Ch XVII

Brands – Marks. Often with a holy meaning.

Marks corresponding to those left on Christ’s body by the Crucifixion

cæteris paribus

Latin

normal

Vol VIII,
Ch XIX

"Other things being equal"

FL: "Other things being equal"

Rodope Thracia tam inevitabilii fascino instructa, tam exacte oculis intuens attraxit, ut si in illam quis incidesset, fieri non posset, quin caperetur

Latin

smaller, in a note

Vol VIII,
Ch XXIV

"Rhodopis of Thrace (a courtesan) had such an inevitable fascination and drew people to her so perfectly with her eyes when she looked at anyone, that if anyone met her, it was impossible for him not to be captivated"

FL: "Rhodopis of Thracia was provided with such inevitable fascination, and attracted so perfectly with her eyes when looking at anyone, that if anyone fell in with her it was impossible but that he would be captivated"

nolens, volens

Latin

italics

Vol VIII,
Ch XXXIII

"Willing or unwilling"

"Willing or not"

Si quid urbaniusculè lusum a nobis, per Musas et Charitas et omnium poetarum Numina, Ore te, ne me malè capias

Latin

italics, smaller

Frontispiece of Volume IX

"If we have joked with anything too facetiusly, by the power of the Muses and the Graces and the divine power of all poets, I pray you, don’t take it ill of me"

"Though you might prefer a somewhat more polite amusement, by the Muses and the Charities and the grace of all poets, do not think badly of me"

fortissimè

Latin

italics

Vol IX,
Ch XI

Very loudly

Very loudly

postulatum

Latin

italics

Vol IX,
Ch XXIII

"Postulates"

Postulates