Usages of asper
Vir autem, qui primo asper videbatur, postea voce blanda puero locutus est.
The man, however, who at first seemed harsh, afterward spoke to the boy in a gentle voice.
Mane hospes benignam dominam iterum salutavit et viro, qui non iam asper erat, gratias egit.
In the morning the guest greeted the kind mistress again and gave thanks to the man, who was no longer harsh.
Illa etiam monet non omnia verba aspera vera esse, nec omnem vocem blandam veram videri.
She also warns that not all harsh words are true, and that not every gentle voice seems true.
Contra, aliquando vultus asper dolorem occultum ostendit, et tunc amicum consolari oportet.
On the contrary, sometimes a harsh expression shows hidden pain, and then one ought to comfort a friend.
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