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Notes of Penguin Edition

Greek

Greek alphabet

Frontispiece of Volume II

(Taràssei toùs Anthròpous ou tà Pràgmata, allà tà perì tòn Pragmàton Dògmata)

"It is not things that disturb men, but their judgments about things".

"Men are tormented with the opinions they have of things, and not by the things themselves"

Logomachies

Greek

Latin alphabet

Vol II,
Ch II

Wars of words

Wars of words

Greek

Greek alphabet

Vol II,
Ch II

"Ousìa", essence

Being

Greek

Greek alphabet

Vol II,
Ch II

"Ypòstasis", essence

FL: "substance"

PARABOLA

Greek

Capital letters

Vol II,
Ch III

Parabola, geomaetrical term

Parabola, geomaetrical term

HYPERBOLA

Greek

capital letters, Latin alphabet

Vol II,
Ch III

Hyperbola, geomaetrical term

Hyperbola, geomaetrical term

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"

fossè

French

normal

Vol II,
Ch V

"trench, dug-out"

A long narrow trench or ditch, especially used in fortifications. It’s used in current English, but wihout accent.

Aposiopesis

Greek

Latin alphabet italics

Vol II,
Ch VI

Rhet: "breaking off in mid-sentence as if unable or unwilling to go on"

Rhet: the device of suddenly breaking off in the middle of a sentence as if unwilling to continue.

Poco piu…Poco meno

Italian

italics

Vol II,
Ch VI

"A little more…a little less"

The little more, the little less

et cætera

Latin

italics

Vol II,
Ch VI

And so on

And so on, here "and elsewhere"

Concerto

Italian

normal

Vol II,
Ch VIII

"Concert"

Concert

NUCLEUS

Latin

capital letters

Vol II,
Ch IX

"Nucleus"

Nucleus

MOMENTUM

Latin

capital letters

Vol II,
Ch IX

"Moment"

Moment

tire-tête

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XI

"Head-puller"

"Head-puller"

Ouvrage á corne

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XII

Military term

Military term

Accoucheur

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XII

Man-midwife

Man-midwife

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

Corps de Garde

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XVII

"A unit of men on guard duty"

Sentry duty and those who comprise the detail, usually under a corporal’s command

Coup de Main

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XVII

"A sweep of the hand"

Sudden, resolute assault

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)"

en Soveraines

French

italics

Vol II,
Ch XVIII

"as sovereign queens"

as sovereigners

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

Coglionissimo

Italian

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

Coglionissimo is the superlative of the Italian coglione, testicle: in current Italian it’s considered vulgar, swear

Coglionissimo is the superlative of the Italian coglione, testicle: in current Italian it’s considered a swear

Milaneze

Italian

italics

Vol II,
Ch XIX

From the city of Milan, the correct spelling is "milanese"

From the city of Milan

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