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repentinis hostibus circumventi ira magis quam metu ceteros...
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▲ ▼ | The figure of speech is also known as "zeugma," a "joining" of two objects, one to which the literal meaning of the verb applies, "enflamed," and another to which a metaphorical meaning, "aroused," "inspired." Note that the logical subject of the sentence is the surrounding, not the men surrounded, "circumvecti." |
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