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Persius in a sentence

Context around Persius

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

satirist 1×

Sentence patterns with Persius

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ancient satirist persius to comment 1× persius in one 1× scholium on persius and may 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

persius in one 1× the hexameters are 1× the roman nurses 1×

Common sentence endings:

about the heartstrings 1× by horace epist 1× oldest to survive 1×

Words around Persius

Just before it in the word index:

persists 326 persisting 89 persistently 172 persistent 1.128 persistency 6 persistence 301

Just after it in the word index:

perske 3 persky 13 persley 3 persnickety 6 perso 6 persoal 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Persius

  • In this selection, "persius" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, satirist stand out and add context to how "persius" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ancient satirist persius to comment and persius in one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "persius" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with persius

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Roman nurses' lullaby, "Lalla, Lalla, Lalla, aut dormi, aut lacta", is recorded in a scholium on Persius and may be the oldest to survive. (25 words)

Persius in one of his satires (vi. 9) laughs at Ennius for this: it is referred to also by Lucretius (i. 124) and by Horace (Epist. (26 words)

The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings". (38 words)

Longer example sentences

The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings". (38 words)

Persius in one of his satires (vi. 9) laughs at Ennius for this: it is referred to also by Lucretius (i. 124) and by Horace (Epist. (26 words)

The Roman nurses' lullaby, "Lalla, Lalla, Lalla, aut dormi, aut lacta", is recorded in a scholium on Persius and may be the oldest to survive. (25 words)

Example sentences (3)

Persius in one of his satires (vi. 9) laughs at Ennius for this: it is referred to also by Lucretius (i. 124) and by Horace (Epist.

The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings".

The Roman nurses' lullaby, "Lalla, Lalla, Lalla, aut dormi, aut lacta", is recorded in a scholium on Persius and may be the oldest to survive.

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