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On a sling stone, I it said 'dexa' meaning 'take that.' This is from John Warry, Warfare in the Classical World.
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Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render to every one his due.
- Institutes, bk. I, ch. I, para. I
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Come on, guys, lets do a list of nice generic short ones
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How about
"Sursum sum" (I'm up)
"Sursum tuum" (Up yours)
"Subitus" (sudden)
"Dolor" (pain, sorrow)
"Putor" (putrefaction)
"Mors" (death)
It's just a small object, and not much can be written on one. Plaster mold coming for making glandes in a couple of days. Then the hope is to "tree up" four and make a clay mold. I think I have a plan to make the mold halves mate. We'll see if it works in another week, when I get that far.
Does anyone agree that painting the surface of the lead with a good varnish will make them safe for people to handle? I have some lead, but don't want to be responsible for people, especially young ones handling it. A dunk in varnish? Yes?
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Saepe veritas est dura.
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Yes, varnish would be good, but why don't you use a tin/zink/lead alloy in 55/35/10 mix. You get perfectly stable pewter! That way, there is no great lead oxide issue anymore. It is really the lead oxide which causes the transfer of the dangerous lead, so a varnish sealing the lead from air would be do the job as well. (as you may have guessed, I'm also a safety consultant)
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Quote: .......sealing the lead from air would be do the job as well. (as you may have guessed, I'm also a safety consultant)
Et-tu Rob-rutae? :wink:
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
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Batavian Coh I
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Well, yeah, but I kicked the habit (or rather, I hung it) some time ago. Looking at my smithy, one could never tell :roll:
Still, every now and again it's usefull ...
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Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
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'haec est tibi' - this is for you
'exsequiae' - funeral rites
'elidere' or 'excutere' - knock down
There are probably hundreds of these...look through a nice Latin dictionary and pick out a few that fit your personal taste. 8)
John Baker
Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render to every one his due.
- Institutes, bk. I, ch. I, para. I