Wheelock's FAQ chapter 33

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Wheelock's FAQ chapter 33: Questions

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Category: Sententia Antiquae (SA's)
SA9	I'm rendering as: "He has nothing (himself? for himself?) due to the fact that miserable poverty deals harshly with ridiculous men."
Category: Translations (TR's)
TR4	"cum Quintus ..., Fabius me audiente, 'Certe,' ..." The 'me' is a show stopper for me.

Wheelock's FAQ chapter 33: Answers

Category: Sententia Antiquae (SA's)
SA9:	I'm rendering as: "He has nothing (himself? for himself?) due to the fact that miserable poverty deals harshly with ridiculous men."
A:	Meredith's answer: "Infelix paupertas" is the subject of the main sentence, not the clause. Clause subjects can indeed be found outside their clauses, but they're usually only just outside them. "In se" is a reflexive referring back to the subject. "Quam" is the word connecting the two clauses.
Category: Translations (TR's)
TR4:	"cum Quintus ..., Fabius me audiente, 'Certe,' ..." The 'me' is a show stopper for me.
A:	That "me audiente" is an ablative absolute, and very much an aside. "Me" refers to Cicero, the fellow who's telling this anecdote about Fabius.

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