Simplicius
Americannoun
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One interesting detail that he took from the original libretto but expanded was the way the innocent, rustic Simplicius equates the terror of the soldiers with a wolf that kills his sheep.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2016
Sleuthing under pseudonyms including Dr. Simplicius and Plagin Hood, dozens of German scholars spend hours of their own time scouring obscure theses for questionable citations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2016
Opposite, is the round Church of S. Stefano Rotondo, dedicated by St. Simplicius in 467.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
Nil opus ingenio; nihil hac opus arte furoris: Simplicius poteris scilicet esse miser.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
He had himself referred for help to Simplicius in the Apostolic See.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
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