"That "vitrea fortuna" proverb is a perfect example of how a proverb is like a little poem built on a metaphor! With Oerberg, things just get better and better: the readings towards the end of the book are so cool! Disce et gaude!"
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Shelley Wolfe left a comment for Laura Gibbs"Thanks for these! I was able to puzzle them out, and they were fun--though I think I'm going to need to read the essay to understand how fortune is like a glass. :) Orberg's the first textbook I've been able to stick with in…"
Laura Gibbs left a comment for Shelley Wolfe"Hi Shelley, Oerberg is the best textbok, I think - super! You could do the simple noun-only proverbs I bet - if you start with Group 1 here, they are just the basic kinds of nouns, and no verbs except est. I think they are a lot of fun: very short,…"
Shelley Wolfe left a comment for Laura Gibbs"Thanks, I am trying to teach myself Latin using Orberg's Lingua Latina I, and I just found your fables and proverbs. They're a little above my level right now, but they just looked so fun.
My tuxedo's named Lucy, BTW :-)"
Laura Gibbs left a comment for Shelley Wolfe"Hello Shelley! I hope the materials here at the Ning will be useful to you; there's also a daily blog with Latin proverbs and fables you might enjoy here: Bestiaria Latina. Your cat avatar is so cute: I have a tuxedo cat also! :-)"
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- At 9:51pm on September 14, 2009, Laura Gibbs said…
- That "vitrea fortuna" proverb is a perfect example of how a proverb is like a little poem built on a metaphor! With Oerberg, things just get better and better: the readings towards the end of the book are so cool! Disce et gaude!
- At 4:45pm on September 13, 2009, Laura Gibbs said…
- Hi Shelley, Oerberg is the best textbok, I think - super! You could do the simple noun-only proverbs I bet - if you start with Group 1 here, they are just the basic kinds of nouns, and no verbs except est. I think they are a lot of fun: very short, but sometimes you can find one that really manages to say a lot. :-)
Proverbs, starting with Group 1
- At 1:05pm on September 13, 2009, Laura Gibbs said…
- Hello Shelley! I hope the materials here at the Ning will be useful to you; there's also a daily blog with Latin proverbs and fables you might enjoy here: Bestiaria Latina. Your cat avatar is so cute: I have a tuxedo cat also! :-)
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