Extracts from Comenius’ work showing the present passive
Mūsica īnstrūmenta sunt quae edunt vōcem │ Musical
instruments are those which make a sound
Prīmō, │ First,
cum pulsantur │ when they are beaten upon
ut Cymbalum │ Like a cymbal
Tintinnābulum │ a little bell
Secundō, │ Secondly,
in quibus chordae │ in which chords
intenduntur et plectuntur │ are stretched
and struck upon
ut Nablium │ like the psaltery
cum Clavicordīō │ with the virginal (clavichord)
Tandem │ At last
quae īnflantur │ Those which are blown
ut ōre │ as with the mouth
Fistula (tībia) │ the flute
Tībia utriculāris │ the bagpipe
Tuba, Buccina │ the trumpet
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