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ἀνδρῶν γὰρ ἐπιφανῶν πᾶσα γῆ τάφος → for illustrious men have the whole earth for their tomb, for heroes have the whole earth for their tomb, the whole earth is the tomb of famous men

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ornus: i, f.,
I the wild mountain-ash: steriles orni, Verg. G. 2, 111; Hor. C. 3, 27, 58; Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 73; Col. Arbor. 16; Juv. 1, 11.—
II Transf., a lance made of the wood of this tree: vibrabilis ornus Achilli, Aus. Ep. 24, 108.