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Notes of Penguin Edition

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

Latin

normal, but smaller

Frontispiece of Volume VI

"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 VI

"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.

"Nous aurions quelque interêt, says Baillet, de montrer qu’il n’a rien de ridicule s’il étoit véritable, au moins dans le sense énigmatique que Nicius Erythraeus a tâché de lui donner. Cet auteur dit que puor comprendre comme Lipse, a pû composer un ouvrage le premier jour de sa vie, il faut s’imaginer, que ce premier jour n’est pas celui de sa naissance charnelle, mais celui au quel il a commencé d’user de la raison; Il veut que c’ait été à l’âge de neuf ans; et il nous veut persuader que ce fut en cet âge, que Lipse fit un poème.- Le tour est ingenieux, &c, &c."

French

smaller,
a note

Vol VI,
Ch II

"We should have some interest, says Baillet, to show that there is nothing ridiculous if it is true, at least in the enigmatic sense that Nicius Erythraeus has tried to give it. This author asys that to understand how Lipsius has been able to compose a work the first day of his life, it’s necessary to imagine, that the first day is not that of his physical birth, but that in which he began to use his reason; he maintains that it was at the age of nine; and he wishes to persuade us that it was at this age that Lipsius created a poem- The attempt is ingeniuos, etc., etc."

FL: "We should have some interest, says Baillet, in showing that there is nothing ridiculous, if it was true, at least in the enigmatic sense which Nicius Erythræus has attempted to give it. This author says to understand how Lipsius may have composed a work the first day of his life it is necessary to immagine the first day is not that of his birth in the flesh, but that on which he recommended to use his reason; he maintains that it was at the age of nine years, and he wishes to persuade us that it was at that age that Lipsius wrote a poem. – The attempt is ingeniuos, etc., etc.,"

Faceté

French

normal

Vol VI,
Ch V

"Good-humored"

Good-humored

Moderato

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Moderate"

"At a moderate pace"

Lentamente

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Slowly"

"Slowly"

Tenutè

French

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Sustained"

"Sustained"

Grave

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Solemn"

Solemn

Adagio

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Slow"

Slow

a l’octava alta!

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

(Modern Italian "all’ottava alta"), "in the high octave"

"In the high octave"

Con strepito

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Exuberantly"

Exuberantly

Scicilliana

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

In Norton edition this word has the correct spelling, "siciliana"

Sterne’s wrong spelling for "Siciliana", that is "as a sicilian dance, slowly"

Alla capella

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

Without instruments

"Without instruments"

Con l’arco…Senza l’arco

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"With the bow…without the bow" pizzicato

"With the bow…without the bow", pizzicato

ritratto

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XI

"Portrait"

"Portrait"

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

Poco-curante

Italian

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XX

"Little-caring"

"One who shows little interest’"

chamade

French

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XXII

"A bugle or drum call for retrat or parley"

"Signal for retreat"

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"

Greek

Greek alphabet

Vol VI,
Ch XXXVI

(Euge!… òti philosopheìs en Pàthesi)

"Bravo! That you philosophize in your sufferings"

"Bravo! That you philosophize in your sufferings"

Ad putorem usque

Latin

italics

Vol VI,
Ch XXXVI

"Until rotten", talking about something stinking

"Until rotten": talking about something stinking.