- thing. From Juvenal's
Satires VI: rara avis in
terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a rare bird in the lands, and very like a
black swan"). rari
nantes in...
- his
Satire VI of
something being "rara avis in
terris nigroque simillima cygno" ("a bird as rare upon the
earth as a
black swan").: 165 When the phrase...
-
person is as rare as a
black swan" ("rara avis in
terris nigroque simillima cygno", 6.165). It was a
common expression in 16th
century London, as a statement...
- swan) List of
Latin phrases (R): rara avis in
terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a rare bird in the lands, and very like a
black swan") Juvenal, Satires...
- by Juvenal,
containing the line: rara avis in
terris nigroque simillima cygno, 'a rare bird in the lands, and very like a
black swan' This disambiguation...
- stars,
which do
appear and are seen in the
firmament in
Serpentario and
Cygno,
which signify and give
themselves known to everyone, that they are powerful...
- thing. From Juvenal's
Satires VI: rara avis in
terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a rare bird in the lands, and very like a
black swan"). rari
nantes in...
-
Cunningham won at Matapan, By the
grace of God and Mavis, "Nigro
simillima cygno est,
praise Heaven, A very rara avis" ("Like the
black swan, she is, praise...
-
satirist Juvenal wrote in AD 82 of rara avis in
terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a rare bird in the lands, and very like a
black swan"). He
meant something...
- Home M. L.
Skinner —
Black Swans : rara avis in
terris nigroque simillima cygno E. V.
Timms —
Hills of Hate
Ethel Turner — The
Ungardeners E. L.
Grant Watson...
