-Poul Anderson, "Tiger by the Tail" IN Anderson, Agent Of The Terran Empire (London, 1977), pp. 7-36 AT p. 11.
"...if ever somebody among them formed a powerful coalition, and saw an opportunity - vae victis! Even if the Imperialists broke him, the harm he did first would be catastrophic. Vae victoris!"
-Poul Anderson, "Tiger by the Tail" IN Anderson, Captain Flandry: Defender Of The Terran Empire (Riverdale, NY, 2010), pp. 241-276 AT p. 244.
First, Flandry thinks, "Woe to the vanquished!," then he adds, "Woe to the victor!"
Fortunately I have a Latin dictionary and grammar here.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Again, I'm left wondering how well Anderson knew Latin. He certainly seems to have had at least a competent knowledge of the language.
Sean
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