Pliny the Elder. Natural History, XXVIII., 5.
It is generally admitted that the absent are warned by a ringing in the ears, when they are being talked about.
Absentēs tinnītū aurium praesentīre sermōnēs dē sē receptum est.
tinnītus, -ūs, m., a ringing, jingling, tingling (ablative of means or instrument).
auris, auris, f., the ear (3rd, i-stem).
praesentiō, -īre, -sēnsī, -sēnsus, feel or perceive beforehand.
sermō, -ōnis, m., conversation, discussion.
dē, prep. w/abl., about, concerning.
recipiō, -ere, -cēpī, -ceptus, receive, accept.
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