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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

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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v. trans.

P. and V. λιπαρεῖν (Plat.); see implore, press.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

importūnē: (inp-), adv., v. importunus.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

importūnē (importunus), mal à propos, à contretemps, à tort : Gell. 10, 16, 18