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Obscuris vera involvens
Phrase meaning "Truth is enveloped by obscurity" from Virgil's Aeneid
Phrase meaning "Truth is enveloped by obscurity" from Virgil's Aeneid
The phrase ( "Wrapping truth in mystery") is from Virgil's Aeneid (VI, 100).
horrendas canit ambages antroque remugit,
obscuris vera involvens: ea frena furenti concutit, et stimulos sub pectore vertit Apollo."|author=Virgil|title=Aeneid|source=Book VI lines 98-101|multiline=true}}
It is also found on an engraving on the title page of Francis Bacon's Wisdom of the Ancients (1641 French edition).
References
References
- Maro, Publius. "Aeneid".
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