I'm told it was St. Augustine. Pardon Tillinghast
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Peter Dinzelbacher wrote:
> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:04:27 +0200
> From: Peter Dinzelbacher <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: nascimur inter faecem urinamque
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> Dear all,
>
> a colleague working on medieval medicine asked me from whence the quotation
> "nascimur inter faeces et urinam" might come. I thought of an ancient
> writer like Galen or Pliny - Or rather some contemptus mundi-text like that
> of Innocence III.? ( of this we have no edition at Salzburg).
> I could not solve the question. But perhaps someone in the net can?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Peter Dinzelbacher
>
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