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He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]by Horace (quintus Horatius Flaccus) Found in Imagination Sayings, Painting Sayings, General Sayings,
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
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Here is a fine field for talent.
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