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Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"

by "Nicole McDonald" <askme@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 29, 2008 at 11:41 AM

"Ed Cryer" <ed@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Nicole McDonald" <askme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Ed Cryer" <ed@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Prisoner at War" <prisoner_at_war@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Mar 28, 3:46 am, "Caligula" <caius.calig...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> wrote:
>>>> Prisoner at War a crit :
>>>>
>>>> > Is "ad maiorem hominem gloriam" correct?  (It's a humanist/atheist
>>>> > play on the Jesuit motto.)
>>>>
>>>> Non, ce n'est pas correct. On attendrait : ad maiorem hominum/hominis
>>>> gloriam.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Caligula
>>>
>>>
>>> Ave, Caesar!
>>>
>>> Qu'est-ce que c'est, "hominum/hominis" -- singulier et pluriel?
>>>
>>> *****
>>>
>>> Ca ne vaut rien en francais. Singulier ou pluriel.
>>> Sic erat etiam Latine.
>>>
>>> Varium et semper mutabile femina. (Vergil)
>>> Lequel veut dire; feminae sunt mutabiles.
>>>
>>> Sic cantavit Verdi; la donna e mobile.
>>>
>>> Ainsi que ca ne vaut rien en italien aussi.
>>>
>>> To the greater glory of man; to the greater glory of men; to the
greater 
>>> glory of mankind.
>>>
>>> But there is only one God.
>> ... ???? ?????? ???? ?????? ???? ???
>>
>>
>> ????? ???? ??? ??? ???? ??? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ??? ????????
>>
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>
>>
>
> An attempt to cross linguistic and cultural barriers. If it failed then 
> pardon my sense of humour.
> Do you like the poetry of Vergil? And the music of Verdi?
>
> Ed
>
Sometimes the unicode works for me. I was trying to write in Hebrew
letters 
but I may have used the wrong standard.
Vergil was one of the best classical poets and Verdi was an excellent 
composer.

It was basically: SHEMA YISRAEL ADONAI ELOHENU ADONAI ECHAD(.)
 




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"ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
Prisoner at War <priso  2008-03-27 20:33:13 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Caligula" <  2008-03-28 08:46:49 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"B. T. Raven" &  2008-03-28 10:48:23 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
Prisoner at War <priso  2008-03-28 11:23:55 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Ed Cryer" <  2008-03-28 18:50:26 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Nicole McDonald&quo  2008-03-28 16:33:12 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Ed Cryer" <  2008-03-29 17:35:59 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Nicole McDonald&quo  2008-03-29 11:41:57 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"B. T. Raven" &  2008-03-30 22:01:31 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
Prisoner at War <priso  2008-03-28 11:24:43 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"B. T. Raven" &  2008-03-29 06:22:16 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
Prisoner at War <priso  2008-03-29 09:43:45 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
Johannes Patruus <inva  2008-03-29 17:57:48 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Ed Cryer" <  2008-03-29 19:23:04 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Caligula" <  2008-03-31 08:08:44 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"B. T. Raven" &  2008-03-31 06:00:24 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Ed Cryer" <  2008-03-31 13:17:59 
Re: "ad maiorem hominem gloriam"
"Nicole McDonald&quo  2008-03-31 08:34:33 

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