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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture One near Reference I found: Excerpta CLCLT-5 - Library of Latin Texts, Turnhout, Brepols Publishers, 2002 - Inquisitio in uol. I, II et III <<< SENTENTIAE - INQUISITIO IN UOL. 2 >>> <<< 1 >>> Gregorius Magnus - Moralia in Iob Cl. 1708, SL 143B, lib. : 35, par. : 16, linea : 100 [*] Rursum quia asinorum nomine stultitia gentilium designatur propheta testatur, dicens: beati qui seminatis super omnes aquas, immittentes pedem bouis et asini. Yours Karl Brunner, Vienna Am 25. Jän.2006 um 17:52 Uhr schrieb gerbert: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > > Dear Listmembers, > > I am having difficulty identifying the source of a Latin sentence > and wonder > if anyone might be able to help me. The sentence is from a 13th > century MS > written in England: > > Dicunt etiam de eo, quod adeo stolidum animal sit, ut nec in magna > siti > aquam credat, nisi eam prius pede praetentauerit. > > It said of the wild ass that it is so stupid that even under strong > thirst > does not believe in water before it touches it with its leg. > > I would be grateful for any ideas or suggestions! > > Ilya > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html