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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Carthago

Filed under: General — m759 @ 12:58 am

Augustine Confessiones 3 3.1.1

veni Carthaginem, et circumstrepebat me 
undique sartago flagitiosorum amorum.

  venio, venire, veni, ventus  
come
  Carthago, Carthaginis F  
Carthage
  circumstrepo, circumstrepere, circumstrepui, circumstrepitus  
make a noise around; surround with noise; shout/cry clamorously around
  undique  
from every side/direction/place/part/source; on all/both sides/surfaces
  sartago, sartaginis F  
frying pan; mixture/medley/jumble/farrago; stove
  flagitiosus, flagitiosa -um, flagitiosior -or -us, flagitiosissimus -a -um  
disgraceful, shameful; infamous, scandalous; profligate, dissolute
  amor, amoris M 
love; affection; the beloved; Cupid; affair; sexual/illicit/… etc. etc. etc.

Related meditations —

A more straightforward image —

"I need a photo opportunity . . ." — Song lyric, Paul Simon

For those who are
less than thrilled
by St. Augustine:

See also Margaret Qualley's "Kenzo World" dance.

Those less than thrilled by Qualley's highly energetic,
but very unclassical, dance may review the Log24 post
Raiders of the Lost Images (Feb. 27, 2018).

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