Lucretius seeks to enlighten his fellow men through the beautiful yet arduous
combination of philosophy and poetry...
combination of philosophy and poetry...
"...Nor does it fail me that discoveries obscure and dark
of Greeks are difficult to shed much light on with the spark
of Latin poetry, chiefly since I must coin much new
terminology because of our tongue's dearth, and due
to the novelty of the subject matter. And yet to this end
(your excellence and my sweet hope to win you as a friend),
persuade me to tackle any task and take up any toil,
of Greeks are difficult to shed much light on with the spark
of Latin poetry, chiefly since I must coin much new
terminology because of our tongue's dearth, and due
to the novelty of the subject matter. And yet to this end
(your excellence and my sweet hope to win you as a friend),
persuade me to tackle any task and take up any toil,
and in the still, small hours, make me burn the midnight oil,
as I seek the right words and the right poetry to light
brilliant lanterns for your mind, so that at last you might
peer deep into the recesses of things once recondite."
-Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, Book I
