(urth) Latin of the New Sun

[Dave Tallman]

John Smith wrote:
> Valeria says to Severian, "Do you like the dead
> languages?  They have mottoes.  ' Lux dei vitae viam
> monstrat,' that's  'The beam of the New Sun lights the
> way of life.'   'Felicibus brevis, miseris hora
> longa.'  'Men wait long for happiness.'   'Aspice ut
> aspiciar.'"  (Shadow, IV)
>   
All the Latin phrases Valeria gives are direct quotations of mottoes 
found on famous sundials. See my recent post on "Valeria" for details.

The phrase "terminus est" can be found in the Latin Vulgate for Numbers 
21:13. "... terminus est Moab..."