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Latin from Zero Samuel Johnson Statute · Latin from Zero: By Digital Monastery

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  SPEAKER_01: Welcome to Latin from Zero, a weekly podcast from Digital Monastery.
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  SPEAKER_01: Each week, we explore a real Latin text, breaking it down into clear, understandable pieces.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let's get started.
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  SPEAKER_01: This is the inscription of Samuel Johnson, St. Paul's Cathedral, London.
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  SPEAKER_01: The Greek letter Alpha,
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  SPEAKER_01: the Greek letters Chi and Ro, a Christogram for Christ, the Greek letter Omega.
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  SPEAKER_01: To Samuel Johnson,
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  SPEAKER_01: to the grammarian and critic of English writers,
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  SPEAKER_01: to the man skilled in literature,
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  SPEAKER_01: to the poet in the brilliance of thoughts and in the weight of words,
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  SPEAKER_01: to the admirable man,
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  SPEAKER_01: to the most serious teacher of virtue, to the best and most honorable man.
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  SPEAKER_01: And of singular example, who lived 75 years, three months.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thirteen days he died on the Ides of December in the year of Christ 1780,
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  SPEAKER_01: four buried in the building of St.
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  SPEAKER_01: Peter of Westminster on the 13th day, before the calends of.
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  SPEAKER_01: January in the year of Christ,
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  SPEAKER_01: 1785 friends and companions' literary money,
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  SPEAKER_01: having been contributed, caused this monument to be made.
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  SPEAKER_01: The Greek letter Alpha,
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  SPEAKER_01: the Greek letters C and Rho, a Christogram for Christ, the Greek letter Omega.
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  SPEAKER_00: Samuelli Johnson Grammatico et Critico Scriptorum Anglicorum Literate e Perito
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  SPEAKER_00: Poetae Luminibus Sententiarum Et ponderibus verborum.
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  SPEAKER_00: Admirabili.
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  SPEAKER_00: Magistro virtutis gravissimo.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ominii optimo et.
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  SPEAKER_00: Singularis exempli.
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  SPEAKER_01: Quivixit annos septuaginta quinque.
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  SPEAKER_01: Menses tres dies tredecim.
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  SPEAKER_01: Decessit idibus decembris.
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  SPEAKER_01: Anno Christi 1784.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sepultus in Aedibus.
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  SPEAKER_00: Santi Petri.
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  SPEAKER_00: Vest Monasteriensis.
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  SPEAKER_01: Ante Diem Tertium Decimum Calendas Januarias.
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  SPEAKER_01: Anno Christi 1785.
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  SPEAKER_01: Amici et Sodales.
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  SPEAKER_01: The Greek letter Alpha,
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  SPEAKER_01: the Greek letters C and Rho, a Christogram for Christ, the Greek letter Omega.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 1 Samueli Johnson
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  SPEAKER_01: To Samuel Johnson Reading line 1 again Samueli Johnson Reading line 2 Grammatico et
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  SPEAKER_01: Critico, a grammarian and critic, reading line 2 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Grammatico et Critico, reading line 3.
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  SPEAKER_01: Scriptorum Anglicorum, of English writers, reading line 3 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Scriptorum Anglicorum, reading line 4.
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  SPEAKER_01: Literate Perito, learned and skilled, reading line 4 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Literate perito, reading line 5.
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  SPEAKER_01: Poetai, a poet, reading line 5 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Poetai, reading line 6.
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  SPEAKER_01: Luminibus sententiarum, with brilliance of thought, reading line 6 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Luminibus sententiarum, reading line 7.
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  SPEAKER_01: Et ponderibus verborum, in weight of words, reading line 7 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Et ponderibus verborum, reading line 8.
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  SPEAKER_01: Admirabidi, admirable, reading line 8 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Admirabidi, reading line 9.
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  SPEAKER_01: Magistro virtutis gravissimo, a most serious teacher of virtue, reading line 9 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Magistro virtutis gravissimo, reading line 10.
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  SPEAKER_01: Omini optimo et.
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  SPEAKER_01: A most excellent man and.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 10 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Omini optimo et.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 11.
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  SPEAKER_01: Singularis exempli.
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  SPEAKER_01: Of singular example.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 11 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Singularis exempli.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 12.
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  SPEAKER_01: Qui vixit annos septuaginta quinque.
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  SPEAKER_01: Who lived 75 years.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 12 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Quivixit annos septuaginta quinque.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 13.
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  SPEAKER_01: Mensis tres dies tredicim.
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  SPEAKER_01: Three months and 13 days.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 13 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Mensis tres dies tredicim.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 14.
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  SPEAKER_01: Decessit idibus decembris.
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  SPEAKER_01: He passed away on the Ides of December.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 14 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Decessitidibus Decembris.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 15.
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  SPEAKER_01: Anno Christi I Migli Septingenti Octoginta Quattor.
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  SPEAKER_01: In the year of Christ 1784.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 15 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Anno Christi I Migli Septingenti Octoginta Quattor.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 16.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sepultus in Aedibus, buried in the church, reading line 16 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sepultus in Aedibus, reading line 17.
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  SPEAKER_01: Santi Petri, of St. Peter, reading line 17 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Santi Petri, reading line 18.
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  SPEAKER_01: Vist Monasteriensis, in Westminster, reading line 18 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Vist Monasteriensis.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 19.
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  SPEAKER_01: Ante diem tertium decimum calendas Januarias.
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  SPEAKER_01: On the thirteenth day before the calends of January.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 19 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Ante diem tertium decimum calendas Januarias.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 20.
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  SPEAKER_01: Anno Christi mille septingenti octoginta quinque.
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  SPEAKER_01: In the year of Christ 1785.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 20 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Amici et Sodalis, Friends and Companions.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 21 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Amici et Sodalis.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 22.
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  SPEAKER_01: Literarii, of Letters.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 22 again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Literarii.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 23.
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  SPEAKER_01: Pecunia con lata.
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  SPEAKER_01: Having gathered funds.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 23 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Pecunia con lata.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 24.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oc monumentum facendum cura verunt.
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  SPEAKER_01: Ensured this monument was made.
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  SPEAKER_01: Reading line 24 again.
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  SPEAKER_01: Oc monumentum facendum cura verunt.
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  SPEAKER_01: You've been listening to Latin from Zero, a weekly podcast from Digital Monastery.
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  SPEAKER_01: Until next time, thank you for listening.
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