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01 Erasmus The Shipwreck De Naufragio Desiderii Erasmi Latin Colloquium Dialogue.flv

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THE SHIPWRECK (1523) read in Latin
NAUFRAGIUM
Antony. Terrible tales you tell! That's what going to sea is like? God forbid any such notion should ever enter my head!

Adolph. Oh, no, what I've related up to this point is mere sport compared with what you'll hear now.

Antony. I've heard more than enough of disasters. When you're recalling them I shudder as if I myself were sharing the danger.

Adolph. To me, on the contrary, troubles over and done with are enjoyable. On that same night something happened which in large part robbed the skipper of his hope of safety.

Antony. What, I beseech you?

Adolph. The night was partially clear, and on the top-mast, in the "crow's-nest" (as I think they call it), stood one of the crew, looking out for land. Suddenly a fiery ball appeared beside him- a very bad sign to sailors when it's a single flame, lucky when it's double. Antiquity believed these were Castor and Pollux.....

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