| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
| <<Plin. Nat. 11.57 | Plin. Nat. 11.58 (Latin) | >>Plin. Nat. 11.59 |
Below the eyes are the cheeks, a feature which is found in man only. From the ancients they received the name of "genæ," and by the laws of the Twelve Tables, women were forbidden to tear them. [Note] The cheeks are the seat of bashfulness; it is on them more particularly that blushes are to be seen.
| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
| <<Plin. Nat. 11.57 | Plin. Nat. 11.58 (Latin) | >>Plin. Nat. 11.59 |
