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Ὅστις γὰρ ἐν πολλοῖσιν ὡς ἐγὼ κακοῖς ζῇ, πῶς ὅδ᾽ Οὐχὶ κατθανὼν κέρδος φέρει; → For one who lives amidst such evils as I do, how could it not be best to die?

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|lshtext=<b>lychnis</b>: ĭdis,<br /><b>I</b> adj. f., = [[λυχνίς]]>, lightgiving, [[shining]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: lychnides puellae, girls [[with]] lamps, Fulg. Myth. prooem. 1.—<br /><b>II</b> Subst.: [[lychnis]], ĭdis, f.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> A [[kind]] of [[rose]] of a [[fiery]] [[red]], Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Lychnis agria, [[another]] [[plant]], Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> A [[gem]] of a [[fiery]] [[color]], Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103.
|lshtext=<b>lychnis</b>: ĭdis,<br /><b>I</b> adj. f., = [[λυχνίς]], lightgiving, [[shining]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: lychnides puellae, girls [[with]] lamps, Fulg. Myth. prooem. 1.—<br /><b>II</b> Subst.: [[lychnis]], ĭdis, f.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> A [[kind]] of [[rose]] of a [[fiery]] [[red]], Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Lychnis agria, [[another]] [[plant]], Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> A [[gem]] of a [[fiery]] [[color]], Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103.
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lychnis: ĭdis,
I adj. f., = λυχνίς, lightgiving, shining.
I Lit.: lychnides puellae, girls with lamps, Fulg. Myth. prooem. 1.—
II Subst.: lychnis, ĭdis, f.
   A A kind of rose of a fiery red, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 18.—
   B Lychnis agria, another plant, Plin. 25, 10, 80, § 129.—
   C A gem of a fiery color, Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103.