poetica
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŏētĭca: ae, v. poëticus, II.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pŏētĭca,¹³ æ, f. (ποιητική), poésie [travail du poète] : Cic. Tusc. 1, 3 ; de Or. 3, 174 || -tĭcē, ēs, f., Varro L. 7, 2 ; Nep. Att. 18, 5 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 3, 4, 2.
