Ostrogoths and Gruthungi together inhabit the land of Phrygia; ’twill need but a touch Page 196 in scelus; ad mores facilisnatura reverti.
It should be "facilis descensus Averno," easy is the descent to Avernus.
It is all very well to talk about the facilis descensus Averni; but in all kinds of climbing, as Catalani said of singing, it is far more easy to get up than to come down.
The first descent into Hades could be easily accomplished (facilis descensus Averno, says the poet Virgil); but no mortal was daring enough to venture far into the black depths, lest he should never again see the light of day.
Lived on the easiest terms with his friends--Facilis amicitiâ The critics are in doubt about the sense of this phrase.
I have given that which Dietsch prefers, who says that a man facilis amicitiâ is "one who easily grants his friends all that they desire, exacts little from them, and is no severe censor of their morals.
A Water Urn with a Figure of Cupid IGNE salutifero Veneris puer omnia flammans pro facibus facilis arte ministrat aquas.
In the latter sense it is used in the well-known quotation, Facilis descensus Averno, “The descent to hell is easy.
I tripped lightly down the long northern slope with facilis descensus on my lips, and toiled up again, repeating sed revocare gradum.
Facilis ascensus," I said to myself, "sed revocare gradum.
Justæ causæ facilis est defensio=--The defence of a just cause is easy.
Illustration] Facilis Ascensus Up into the Cherry Tree, Who should climb but little me, With both my Paws I hold on tight, And look upon a pleasant sight.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "facilis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
