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[CarlV]

This project is now complete. All files can be found in our catalog: http://librivox.org/the-essays-of-francis-bacon/

Please ignore the word "quote." I have not yet figured out how to create a nifty box without using that BBCode feature. Anyways, if no one has claimed them, I should like to claim and record the "Essays of Francis Bacon."

Carl


(BC admin link)

[Caeristhiona]

OH MY GOD.

I really want to MC for this, if it's alright with you. I love Bacon. (Pun intended for sure.)
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In my experience, nothing ruins a party like someone suddenly speaking Latin in reverse.
-- Jeffrey Rowland

[Gesine]

Very cool project. Caet, will you put yourself in the subject line with your MC 'initials?'
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world." Albert Einstein

[CarlV]

Caeristhiona,

That is perfectly fine with me.

And just so you know: I, too, love Bacon.

Carl

[Caeristhiona]

Because it is past midnight and because I just got done having the oh-my-god-best-night-ever, I am going to enter this in the catalog in the morning. But the subject line is duly edited.
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In my experience, nothing ruins a party like someone suddenly speaking Latin in reverse.
-- Jeffrey Rowland

[CarlV]

Caeristhiona,

If I am not much mistaken, it appears that you may know Latin. If this is so, I need some help with pronunciations. I have provided about 1/4 of the quotations which Mr. Bacon uses. If you are able to assist with these--either through phonetic spelling or an uploaded mp3--I believe I can then extrapolate the proper pronunciations of the remaining phrases.

Thanks.

Carl

BEGIN LATIN PHRASES; unless otherwise noted.

vinum daemonum

Pompa mortis magis terret, quam mors ipsa

Cogita quamdiu eadem feceris; mori velle, non tantum fortis aut miser, sed etiam fastidiosus potest.

Livia, con-jugii nostri memor, vive et vale.

Jam Tiberium vires et corpus, non dissimulatio, deserebant.

Ut puto deus fio

Feri, si ex re sit populi Romani

Adeste si quid mihi restat agendum

qui finem vitae extremum inter munera ponat naturae.

Nunc dimittis

Extinctus amabitur idem.

Nolite exire

In veste varietas sit, scissura non sit

Devita profanas vocum novi-tates, et oppositiones falsi nominis scientiae.

Tantum Religio potuit suadere malorum.

Ira hominis non implet justitiam Dei.

Bona rerum secundarum optabilia; ad-versarum mirabilia.


Vere magnum habere fragilitatem homi-nis, securitatem Dei

vetulam suam praetu-lit immortalitati

Non est curiosus, quin idem sit malevolus.

a quanta patimur

invidia (ignore this one, it is in the next quote)

Invidia festos dies non agit

Satis magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus

Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere

Illi mors gravis incubat, qui notus nimis omnibus, ignotus moritur sibi.

Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret opera quae fecerunt manus suae, vidit
quod omnia essent bona nimis

Omnium consensu capax imperii, nisi im-perasset,

Solus imperantium, Vespasianus mutatus in melius

Tanto buon che val niente (italian)

Ille etiam caecos instare tumultus Saepe monet, fraudesque et operta tunescere bella.

Illam Terra parens, irra irritata deorum, Extremam (ut perhibent) Coeo Enceladoque sororem Progenuit

conflata magna invidia, seu bene seu male gesta premunt

Erant in officio, sed tamen qui mallent mandata impe-
rantium interpretari quam exequi

liberius quam ut imperan-tium meminissent

Solvam cingula regum

Hinc usura vorax, rapidumque in tempore foenus, Hinc concussa fides, et multis utile bellum.

[Caeristhiona]

Oh yes, I can do that. I'll make the mp3 tonight, and send you a link. Is this the Latin from the WHOLE book, or just from the first essay?
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In my experience, nothing ruins a party like someone suddenly speaking Latin in reverse.
-- Jeffrey Rowland

[CarlV]

Caeristhiona,

These are only from about the first eight essays!

Of course, if I have problems with the remaining phrases; well, I suppose there is no point in relating to whom I shall repair.

Carl

[CarlV]

Caeristhiona,

Hey, just checking to see if you had had a chance to send that mp3 yet?

Carl

[Caeristhiona]

So sorry about that! Believe it or not, I actually lost my voice for a whole day. But here is the link:

http://www.gigasize.com/get.php/251906/latinstuff.mp3

A couple good basic principles of Latin pronunciation:

The vowels are pronounced as follows:
a = ahh
e = ay
i = ee
o = oh
u = oo
ae = ay
oe = ae
ai = long i

C is pronounced "ch" when in front of e, i, ae, or oe.

The t in "tia", "tium", and "tius" is pronounced "ts."

J's and V's are pronounced as I's and W's respectively, though that's certainly not necessary; in fact, most modern Latin incorporates V's and J's. I think I tend to alternate between the two when I am speaking.

If you have any other questions, just let me know!

- Caet
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In my experience, nothing ruins a party like someone suddenly speaking Latin in reverse.
-- Jeffrey Rowland

[CarlV]

Thanks. (Sorry about your voice! Yikes!)

And: A very merry Christmas!

Carl

[Caeristhiona]

Carl -

Just checking in here to see how the project is going. LibriVox policy requires that all soloists post in their project once a month, just to let us know how it's going -- even if it's just to say "I don't have time to work on this right now but I'm still interested." So...how's this going?
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In my experience, nothing ruins a party like someone suddenly speaking Latin in reverse.
-- Jeffrey Rowland

[CarlV]

http://download.yousendit.com/D34D24127222B813

(essays_001_bacon.mp3)
00:21:52
20.0 MB

For some reason, when I tried to download this I had to "log in." If you need my password to download this so that you can add it, let me know.

Carl

[Starlite]

[CarlV]

Okay,

Here is Chapters Four through Eight of "The Essays of Francis Bacon."


http://download.yousendit.com/B0630C0D124C6F2D

(essays_002_bacon.mp3)
00:21:19
19.5 MB


Carl