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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

myrsīnītes: ae, m.
I A precious stone that smells like myrrh, Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 174.—
II A false reading for myrtites, Plin. 26, 8, 40, § 66.