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Φύσιν πονηρὰν μεταβαλεῖν οὐ ῥᾴδιον → Haud facile commutatur ingenium malum → Verdorbene Natur zu ändern ist nicht leicht

Menander, Monostichoi, 531

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

harpē: ēs, f., = ἅρπη>.
I A sickleshaped sword, a falchion, cimeter, Ov. M. 5, 69; 176; Luc. 9, 663; Val. Fl. 4, 388.—
II A species of falcon, tassel gentle: Falco gentilis, Linn.; Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 204.