Still more help with Latin, please

AlexBell · 06-26-2018, 05:56 AM

I'm currently working on Felix Holt, the Radical, by George Eliot for the MR library. I haven't come across any Greek yet, but there is some Latin in the book.

The first phrase is: Non omnia grandior aetas quae fugiamus habet. I've checked it against the original, but it doesn't make any sense with Google Translate. Can anyone translate it please?

The next sentence in the book is 'you have not the best of it in all things, youngsters!', but it's not clear whether this is meant to be a translation.

HarryT · 06-26-2018, 06:38 AM

It's a quote from Ovid's "Metamorphoses", book 6. A translation would be "Old age has some things, at least, that are not to be despised".

DNSB · 06-26-2018, 12:46 PM

A quick search on the phrase came up with several references. One was a Latin/English dual column of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Link to the page is: Loeb Classical Library: Ovid, Metamorphoses .

AlexBell · 06-26-2018, 07:58 PM

Thanks to you both.

After I posted I loaded the latin text into the Firefox search engine, and found 'Old age has some things at least that are not to be despised; experience comes with riper years', though I think that's added a few words. It is identified as Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.28-29, and was found at https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspo...xperience.html.

I'll use this search technique more often.

06-26-2018, 05:56 AM	#1
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Still more help with Latin, please I'm currently working on Felix Holt, the Radical, by George Eliot for the MR library. I haven't come across any Greek yet, but there is some Latin in the book. The first phrase is: Non omnia grandior aetas quae fugiamus habet. I've checked it against the original, but it doesn't make any sense with Google Translate. Can anyone translate it please? The next sentence in the book is 'you have not the best of it in all things, youngsters!', but it's not clear whether this is meant to be a translation.

06-26-2018, 07:58 PM	#4
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Thanks to you both. After I posted I loaded the latin text into the Firefox search engine, and found 'Old age has some things at least that are not to be despised; experience comes with riper years', though I think that's added a few words. It is identified as Ovid, Metamorphoses 6.28-29, and was found at https://laudatortemporisacti.blogspo...xperience.html. I'll use this search technique more often. Last edited by AlexBell; 06-26-2018 at 08:03 PM.

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06-26-2018, 06:38 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It's a quote from Ovid's "Metamorphoses", book 6. A translation would be "Old age has some things, at least, that are not to be despised".

06-26-2018, 12:46 PM	#3
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,428 Karma: 145525534 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	A quick search on the phrase came up with several references. One was a Latin/English dual column of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Link to the page is: Loeb Classical Library: Ovid, Metamorphoses .