"Bellaque matribus detestata"
— Horace
January 1, 1970
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And wars detested by mothers — Book I, ode I, translation of C. Smart — Variant translations/paraphrases: "Wars are the dread of mothers" "War, detested by mothers"
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And wars detested by mothers — Book I, ode I, translation of C. Smart — Variant translations/paraphrases: "Wars are the dread of mothers" "War, detested by mothers"