Note 247 — CICERO'S LETTERS TO ATTICUS BOOK XV
Eric Otto Winstedt translation
Lit. "the treasure is ashes," a proverbial expression for disappointment; cf. Lucian, Zeuxis, 2: Timon, 41.
Eric Otto Winstedt translation
Lit. "the treasure is ashes," a proverbial expression for disappointment; cf. Lucian, Zeuxis, 2: Timon, 41.