imperium
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p. 26. ilfaut, etc. : we must kill the passions.
p. 31. ecce homo! : Behold the Man!
p. 32. perse: in itself.
p. 34. crede experto: believe one who has tested.
p. 36. antecedentia: antecedents.
p. 37. horrendum pudendum: thing to be dreaded
and ashamed of.
p. 38. nervus sympathicus: sympathetic nerve.
p. 45. termini: ends.
p. 49. piafraus: pious fraud.
p. 51. Deutschland, etc: Germany, Germany above
all!
p. 56. pulchrum, etc. ; see on VII. , p. 64.
p. 58. nuances: shades.
p. 60. inimpurisnaturalibus: in the impure natural
state (a play on " in puris naturalibus ").
lactea ubertas: milky copiousness.
p. 64. Lettresd'un Voyageur: Lettersof a Traveller.
p. 70. proprium: peculiar characteristic.
p. 71. yo me, etc. : I succeed to myself.
tamquam, etc. : as if after a success.
ut desint, etc. : though my powers fail, yet the
pleasure is worthy of praise.
p. 78. amorintellectualisdei: intellectual loveofGod.
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p. 79, 80. Agon; see above, on p. 13.
Fart pour l'art: art for art's sake.
p. 82. aut liberi, out libri: either children or books.
je me verrai, etc. : I shall see myself, I shall
read myself, I shall be in ecstasies and
shall say: "Is it possible that I have
been so clever? "
p. 84. partie Itonteuse: privy part.
p. 85. optimum: best.
p. 89. pur et vert: downright (lit. pure and green).
p. 91. per se\ see above, on p. 32.
p. g6. in infinitum; see on XV. , p. 60.
imperium Romanum; see on X. , p. 116.
p. 100. laisser-aller; see on III. , p. 55.
p. 106. ilest indigne, etc. : it is unworthy of noble
hearts to communicate the pain which
they feel.
grandeur de cceur: greatness of heart.
p. 108. in rebus tacticis: in matters of tactics.
canaille: mob.
p. 109. par excellence: downright, thorough.
p. 110. ens realissimum; see above, on p. 20.
in praxi; see on XV. , p. 396.
p. 113. cere perennius: more enduring than bronze.
Horace alludes thus to his own poems.
p. 114. saturaMenippea: medleyofMenippus(akind
of essays in mingled prose and verse).
principe; see on XV. , p. 343.
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p. 115. niaiserie allemande: German stupidity.
p. 116. Polis; see on VI. , p. 345.
p. 117. Cultur der Griechen: Culture of the Greeks.
p. 127. largeur de cæur: largeness of heart, broad-
mindedness.
p. 132. praxis : practice.
p. 135. peccatum originale: original sin.
p. 137. par excellence; see above, on p. 109.
p. 140. arrière-pensée: afterthought.
p. 142. nervus sympathicus; see above, on p. 38.
p. 143. ardeurs : ardours.
p. 146. sub specie Spinoze: under the form of Spinoza.
absolutum: absolute.
p. 147. ultimum: last thing.
p. 155. non plus ultra: unsurpassable degree.
p. 158. in historicis: in matters of history.
p. 162. residuum: residue.
p. 164. in psychologicis: in matters of psyschology.
p. 165. habitus : state.
p. 167. proprium; see above, on p. 70.
p. 168. le grand, etc. : the great master of irony.
esprit: wit.
impérieux: imperious.
p. 175.
imperium Romanum ; see on X. , p. 116.
p. 179. in psychologicis ; see above, on p. 164.
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p. 180. canaille; see above, on p. 108.
p. 188. ultima ratio: perfection.
P. 194. è tutto festo: he is a festival in himself.
p. 196. deus, etc. : a God such as Paul created is the
negation of God.
in praxi; see on XV. , p. 396.
p. 197. Jungfrau von Orleans: Maid of Orleans.
p. 201. absurdum: absurdity.
p. 203. in majorem dei honorem: to the greater honour
of God.
folie circulaire : recurring mania.
p. 204. imperium: empire.
in hoc signo: by this sign. (“In hoc signo
vinces”—by this sign thou shalt conquer
-is the Latin version of the motto on
Constantine's banners. )
p. 205. superbia: pride.
p. 215. immaculata conceptio: immaculate concep-
tion.
p. 216. in flagranti: red-handed.
p. 217. in infinitum; see on XV. , p. 60.
p. 218. élite: pick.
pulchrum, etc. ; see on VII. , p. 64.
p. 221. ære perennius; see above, on p. 113.
imperium Romanum; see on X. , p. 116.
p. 222. sub specie æterni; see above, on p. 17.
p. 223. unio mystica: mystic union.
par excellence; see above, on p. 109.
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p. 229. peccatum originate; see above, on p. 135.
p. 230. rancunes: rancours.
p. 231. humanitas: humanity.
dies nefastus: ill-omened day (in allusion to
the" unlucky days" of theancient Roman
calendar).
p. 278. arriviste. We have no single equivalent for
this French word. It means, one whose
sole aim is the acquirement of money or
position (or both)—one who "gets on"
at any price.
XVII. Ecce Homo and Poems.
p. 3. nitimur in vetitum: we strive towards what
is forbidden.
p. 30. alla tedesca: in the German fashion.
p. 32. in vino veritas: men speak the truth when in
their cups (lit. in wine there is truth).
p. 36. suigeneris: unique (lit. of its own kind).
p. 37. largeur de coeur: largeness of heart.
zur, etc. : contribution to the history of the
epigram collection of Theognis.
de fontibus, etc. : concerning the sources of
Diogenes Laertius.
p. 39. exungue Napoleonem: from the toe-nail (you
may reconstruct) Napoleon. Anadapta-
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tion of the Latin proverb exungueleonem,
from the toe-nail (you may reconstruct)
the lion.
p. 41. hoc genus omme: all that sort.
p. 42. mise-en-scène: stage-setting.
p. 43. non plus ultra: highest achievement.
p. 49. nosce teipsum: know thyself.
p. 54. amorfati; see on VIII. , p. 59.
toutes mes audaces et finesses: all myaudacities
and subtleties.
p. 79. Deutscher Sprachverein: German language
union.
p. 80. libres penseurs: freethinkers.
p. 109. dithyramb; see on I. , p. 131.
p. 116. petits faits: little events.
p. 118. faute de mieux: makeshift (lit. for want of a
better).
p. 122. ridendo dicere severum: say stern things
laughingly. An adaptation of the Hora-
tian ridendo dicere verum, "to tell the
truth laughingly. "
Verum dicere: to tell the truth.
p. 123. Deutschland, etc. : Germany, Germany above
everything.
p. 124. in historicis: in history.
ne'vrose nationale: national disease of the
nerves.
p. 128. la canaille: the rabble.
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p. 229. peccatum originate; see above, on p. 135.
p. 230. rancunes: rancours.
p. 231. humanitas: humanity.
dies nefastus: ill-omened day (in allusion to
the " unlucky days " of the ancient Roman
calendar).
p. 278. arriviste. We have no single equivalent for
this French word. It means, one whose
sole aim is the acquirement of money or
position (or both)—one who "gets on"
at any price.
XVII. Ecce Homo and Poems.
p. 3. nitimur in vetitum: we strive towards what
is forbidden.
p. 30. alla tedesca: in the German fashion.
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