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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

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

compellātĭo: ōnis, f. 2. compello.
I In gen., an accosting, Auct. Her. 4, 15, 22.—
II Esp. with reproach, a reprimand, reproof, rebuke (rare), Cic. Phil. 3, 7, 17; in <number opt="n">plur.</number>, id. Fam. 12, 25, 2; Gell. 1, 5, 2.