The color had forsaken my cheeks; a
leanness
had
seized on my limbs; My reluctant mouth took but little
food.
seized on my limbs; My reluctant mouth took but little
food.
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Ille, ubi res (enall. ) caelum teneo, solijmque pater (enall. )
sedeo,
et nihil (sync. ) invictus Jupiter maj<<*sum
Facio sidus nutrix. nutrix fertilis cornu, TM
cui domina nunc quoque nomen ess^
Active and Passive.
71.
Autumn produces apples; the summer is beautiful with
the harvests; Flowers are given us by the spring; fire
alleviates the winter.
Autumuus pomum do; formosus sum messis sestas;
Vere prabenturjlores; ignis leval hyemem.
72.
The huntsman knows well where he may spread his
nets for the stags; He knows well in what valley the
foaming boar lingers. Fowlers know the shrubs. He, who
holds the hooks, Knows what waters are swum in by
many fish.
Venator scio bene cervus ubi rete tendo;
Scio bene qui vallis moror frendens aper.
Aucupes noscunt (enall. )frutices. Qui sustineo hamus,
Novi qui aqua multus piscis (enall. ) nator.
73.
There is no delay; they weeping begin their work; and
are emulous to heap up the altar of the funeral pile With
trees, and to raise it towards heaven. They repair to an
ancient wood, the deep retreats of savage beasts. The firs
fall down; the oak, cut down with axes, falls crashing;
And beams of ash and the yielding oak are cleft with
wedges; They roll from the mountains huge ash trees.
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Haud mora ; flens festino, araque sepulchrum
Congero arbor certo, coelumque educo.
Eunt inantiquus sylva, stabulum altus fera.
Picea pWcumbo; sono, ictus securis, ilex;
Fraxineus trabs, cuneus et fissilis robur scinditur;
? advolvo ingens onus mons.
Variation of Case.
74.
She had duly presided over the temple for many years,
And performed the cruel rites with an unwilling hand;
When two youths arrived in a ship with sails, And pressed
with their feet our shores.
Pnesum templum multis is rite annis,
Et perago {enall. ) invitus tristis sacra manus; >>
Cum duo juvenis velifer venio carina,
Premoque suus pes {enall. ) littus noster.
75.
Their age was the same, as well as their love for each
other; one of them was Orestes, The other was Pylades.
Fame still preserves their names. They are instantly led to
the cruel altar of Diana, Bound with both their hands
behind their backs.
Par sura horum aetas et amor; de quibus alter Orestes,
Alter Pylades sum. Nomen fama teneo.
Protinus Trivia ducor immitis ad ara,
Evincti geminas manus ad suus tergum.
76.
And while the priestess prepares the sacrifice, and co-
vers their temples with, fillets, And still invents causes for
her long delay, "Pardon me, O youths," she said j "I
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am not thus cruel. I perform sacrifices more barbarous
than the country itself. "
Dumque sacrum paro, et (enall. ) velo tempora vifta,
Et {enall. ) tardus causa usque invenio mora,
"Non ego crudelis,ignosco,juvenis," dico;
"Sacra gutim suits facio barbarior loeut. "
77.
<<<< This is the rite of the nation. But from what city
do you come? Or why have you made such a voyage in a
ship so little fortunate? " She said; and the name of their
country having been told her, the pious virgin Finds them
to be inhabitants of her own city.
"Ritus is sum genti. Equa tu tamen urbe venio?
Quove peto (sync. ) parum faustus puppisiter? "
Dico; et auditus patria nomen, pius virgo
Consors sum urbs comperio suus.
78.
"But let one of you," she said, " fall a victim in our
rites. Let the other go as a, messenger to my native land. "
Pylades, ready to die, urges his beloved Orestes to go.
He refuses; and each contends to die in the stead of the
other.
"Alter at vestrum," inquam, "cado hostia sacra.
Ad patrius sedes eo nuntius alter. "
Pylades eo jubeo carus periturus Orestes.
Hie nego; uterque inque vicis pugno morior.
79.
While the honorable youths carry on this contest of
love, She writes to her brother a letter. She gave her
written commands to her brother, and he, to whom they
were entrusted, (Behold an instance of the vicissitude of
human affairs,) was her brother.
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Dum pulcher juvenis peragocertamen amor,
Fratri seriptas exaro ille notas.
Frutn mandatum do, quique ille dor,
Frater (humanos casus aspicio) sum.
80.
There is no delay; they hurry away the statues of
Diana from the temple, And a ship carries them secretly
through the immense waters. The wonderful friendship
of these youths, although so many years have passed, Has
? ven now great renown in Scythia.
Nee mora; templo rapio simulachrum Diana,
Clamque per immensus fero (enall. ) puppis aqua.
Minis amor juvenis, quamvis tot annus abeo,'
In Scythia nunc quoque magnus nomen habeo.
81.
'Neither do the violets nor the opening lilies always
florish, And the deserted thorn grows stiff, the rose
being lost: And soon hoary hairs will come to you, O
lovely youth; Soon will wrinkles come, which will make
furrows in your skin.
Nec semper viola nee hians lilium floreo,
Etrigeo spina relictus, amissus rosa:
Et ad te jam canus venio, formosus, capillus; J
Jam venio ruga, qui tuum corpus arent. _. /
82.
Form now an understanding, which may last, and add
it to your beauty; That alone remains to the last day of
life. Nor let it be made a trifling concern to cultivate the
mind with the liberal arts, And to learn perfectly two
languages.
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Jam molior animus, qui duro, et forma astruo;
Ille solus ad extremos permaneo rogos.
Neclevis inge? iuis pectus colo artibus
Cura sum, et edisco duo lingua.
83.
I have often, though unwillingly, drunk bitter juices
when sick, And the feast has been denied to me
though asking for it. You will endure sword and fire that
you may save the body; Nor, though thirsty, will you
? wash your parched mouth with water. Will you then re-
fuse to bear any thing that you may be well in mind? But
this part of man is of more value than the body.
Saepe bibo succus aeger, quamvis invitus, amarus;
? et mensa negor (enall. ) ego orans.
Ut corpus redimo ferrum et ignis {enall. ) patior,
Nec sitiens aridus os (enall. ) levo aqua.
Ut valeo animus quisquam nego tolero?
At pretium pars hie quam corpus majus habet.
Synonymous Words.
3* 84.
Alas! when you least expect it, in the very flower of
youth, Death suddenly cuts off at once all the hope of the
family.
Hen! minimi cum reor, in juventa ipse flos,
Mors inopinate {enall. ) doimis spes protinus abripio cunctus.
85.
There is no need of envy; far from me be the applause
of the crowd; He, who is wise, should find a source of
joy in the retirement of his own breast.
Nihil (sync. ) opus sum invidia; procul absum gloria vulgus;
,. Qui sapio, in tacitus gaudeo is sinus.
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86.
You, Zoilus, who are well dressed, ridicule my thread-
bare garments. They are indeed threadbare, but, Zoilus,
they are my own.
Qui pexor {enall. ) pulchrd, rideo meus tritus, Zoilus.
Sura hie tritus quidem, Zoilus, at meus sum.
87.
Aurora in the mean time to wretched mortals tha fair
Light had brought forth, and renews the works and la-
bors of the day.
Aurora interea miser homo almus
Effero lux, et refero {enall. ) opus et labor.
88.
Indeed the approach of death alarms him only, Who, if
there should be any existence beyond the grave, trembles
for himself: It alarms not him, who has passed his life
righteously and piously.
Scilicet hie unns mors vicinia turbo,
Qui sui metuo {enall),si quid sum {resto) post funus {enall. ):
Non hie, qui recte vita ago {enall. ) sancteque.
89.
He, when the expected day of death approaches, Leeks
forward to eternal life; hey-triumphing in a better hope,
Even now anticipates in hope the joys of the inhabitants
of heaven.
Hie, cum maturus dies mors advenio {enall. ), xvum
Suspicio aternus ; hie, spes melior triumphans,
Ccelicola {sync. ) jam nunc votis prselibo gaudium.
90.
Let the ox plow, or let him impute his death to advan-
ced years. Let the sheep afford us the means of defence
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against the cold north wind. liet the full she-goats bring
their udders to be milked by our hands.
Bos aro, ant Itthum senior imputo annus.
Horrifer contra Boreas ovis arma prabeo.
Uber satur manus pressandus do capella.
91.
The color had forsaken my cheeks; a leanness had
seized on my limbs; My reluctant mouth took but little
food. Neither were my slumbers pleasant, and the night
was tedious to me; And though oppressed by no parti-
cular cause of sorrow, I often breathed a sigh.
Effugio {enall. ) pre. color; artus adduco macies;
Capio minimus os {enall. ) coactus cibus {enall. ).
\ Neque somnus facilis, atque nox sum animus ego {enall. ) ;'
Atque gemitus, nullus laesus dolor, do.
\. 92.
The sacred spring is clear, and more transparent than a
crystal stream; Many think that a deity inhabits if.
Ab6ve it the water-loving lotos spreads its branches, As
though it were itself a grove; the earth around it is al-
ways green with soft turf.
Sum nitidus vitreusque magis lucidus {enall. ) Jluvius
Fons sacer; ilk multus numen babeo credo.
Supra qui ramus expando aquaticus lotos,
Unus sylva; tener cespes terra vireo.
93.
Let riches be heaped up together; whither glory or
whithdt ambition leads There go, surrounded by a crowd-
ed throng (C)f dependants greeting you early in the morn-
ing. But what need is there of many words? You are
at length Brought to this point, that you exclaim, "Alas,
how much vanity is there in worldly things! "
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Cumulor (enall. ) divide; duco qud gloria quove
Ambitio, stipatus pergo examen densus
Mane salutans. Quid multa? Hue denique volvor eddem, ut exclamo (enall. )," Heu, quantum inane in res! "
94.
Pluto himself appears seated on a rough throne, awful
in gloomy Majesty; his huge sceptre appears frightful in
the dismal Shade; a gloomy cloud renders his lofty brow,
More terrible ; and the sternness of his dreadful form be-
comes more appalling.
Ipse, fultus rudis solium, nigerque verendus
Dignitas, sedeo; squaleo immensus fcedus
Sceptrum (enall. ) situs; sublimis caput moestissimus nebula
Aspero; et rigeo dims inclementia forma.
95.
As the sea quivers when it is brushed by a gentle
breeze, As the tender branch of the ash is shaken by the
warm south wind, So you might have seen my pale limbs
tremble; The bed was shaken by my body that was laid
on it.
Ut aquor fit tremulum tenuis cilm stringor ventus,
Ut stritigor tepidus fraxini (enall. ) virga notus,
Sic metis vibror pallidas membrum video;
Quassus ab corpus, quod impositus sum (enall. ) lectus sum.
96.
What indeed can it profit one, who is about to die, to
know the causes of things, To connect things that are pre-
sent with things to come, to roam in thought Beyond
the sun and the stars? Surely The same law of death
and the same common grave awaits us all.
Ecquid enim prosum causa res cognosco,
Conjungo (enall. ) venturus prasens, animus vagor
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Sol atqne sidus super, moriturus? Scilicet cunctus
Unus lctlium lex maneo, et communis sepulchrum.
97.
The land of the Romans had not anciently any skilful
husbandmen; Fierce wars wholly occupied its active in-
habitants. There was more honor in the sword than in
the curved plough; The neglected land produced but lit-
tle to its owner.
Non habeo terra peritus antique (enall. ) colonus;
Lasso agilis asper pralium vir.
Plus sum in ferrum quam curvus honor aratrum;
Neglectus dominus paucus (enall. ) produco ager.
98.
You are accustomed often to ask me, Priscus, whatsort
of man I should be, If I were suddenly to be made rich
and become powerful. Do you then think that any one
can say what his future conduct will be? Tell me now,
if you were to become a lion, what sort of a lion should
you be?
Saepe guaro soleo, qualis sum, Priscus, futurus,
Si no locuples sumque subitb pollens.
Quisquam possum puto mos (enall. ) dico futurus?
Dico ego qualis, si fio tu leo, sum?
99.
But neither the woods of the Medians, that most fer-
tile land, Nor the celebrated Ganges, and the river Her-
mus thick with its golden sands, Can vie with the praises
of Italy, not Bactra, nor the Indians, Nor allPanchaia rich
in soils producing frankincense.
Sed neque Medi nanus, ditissimus regio,
Nee pulcher Ganges, et auro turbidus Hermus,
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Laus Italia contendo, non Bactra, neque Indi,
Omniset thurifer Panchaia dives arena.
100.
But here in Italy are no ravening tigers, nor the savage
race of lions; Nor do poisonous herbs deceive the wretch-
ed people, who gather them. Neither does the scaly ser-
A pent here sweep his immense folds along the ground, nor
to a vast Length extended, curl himself into a circle.
At rabidus tigris absum, et sbevus semen (enall. ) leo;
nec miserandus decipio aconitum, qui lego (enall. ).
Nee rapio maximus orbis per terra, neque tantus
Squamous in spira tractu sui colligo serpens.
101.
Let him commend the repasts of a short meal, and salu-
tary Justice, and the laws, and peace with her open gates.
Let him faithfully keep secrets entrusted to him; let him
pray and beseech the gods That prosperity may return to
the wretched and forsake the haughty.
is dapes commendo mensa exiguus, et (enall. ) saluber
Justitia, jasque, et apertus otium (enall. ) porta.
Is tego commissus; divusque precorjue oro
Ut redeo infelix, desero fortuna ambitiosus.
102.
But he calls the land his own, as far as where the
planted poplar Prevents by fixed boundaries the disputes
of neighbours; as though Any thing could be his own,
which in a moment of the fleeting hour, At one time by
solicitation, at another by purchase, at another by violence,
at another by the last fate of man, May change its mas-
ters, and fall into another's power.
Sed appello usque suum, qua poptilus adsitus certus
Refugio limes vicinus (enall. ) jurgium; tanquam
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Sum proprium quisquam, punctum qui Jluxus hora,
Nunc prece, nunc pretium, nunc violentia, nunc sors supre-
mus,
Muto (mail. ) dominus, et in alter (enall. ) jus (enall. ) cedo.
103.
Neither should you fear that his mind, becoming per-
haps from his regard to futurity Somewhat averse to the
duties of life, should refuse to bear labors And encounter
dangers, if the public good should require it. This indiffer-
ence to worldly things Rather makes the man free and
vigorous, and in all things that he undertakes Bold and
invincible; and it strengthens him in all difficulties.
Nee timeo quidem uefortasse, ad munia vita
Segnior, hinc mens recuso perfero (enall. ) labor,
Et periculum (sync. )fero, voco si publicus usus.
Liber et erectus potius, res et in agendus
Fortis vir invictusque efficio, casus et per cunctus
Iioboro externus rerum hie despicientia.
CHAPTER VII--Ellipsis.
Ellipsis is the omission of a word or of several words
in a sentence.
When the omitted word or words may be found in some other
part of the sentence, the ellipsis is termed lax or loose; as the
omission of Noram before catulos, and of Similes after hredos:
the ellipsis is termed strict, when the omitted word does not
occur in any part of the sentence; as the omission of Esse after
catulos,, of Suis before matribus, of Ego before n6ram, of Ne-
gotia after magna, and of Ego before solebam, in the following
lines;
Sic canibus catulos similes, sic matribus haedos
Noram; sic parvis componere magna solebam. Viro.
If all the words, which are omitted by the strict and lax
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ellipsis in the preceding lines were supplied, they would be written
thus;
Sic ego noram catulos esse similes canibus, sir suis matribus hsedos
esse similes
Ego noram; sic parvis negotiis componere magna negotia ego sole-
bam.
Every word that may be omitted in English by the fi-
gure ellipsis without injuring the sense, may most com-
monly be omitted also in Latin.
The use of ellipsis is much more frequent in the Latin,
than it is in the English language; it must not therefore be
inferred from the preceding remark, that those words only
may be left out in translating an English sentence into Latin,
which may be omitted without injury to the sense in the ori-
ginal. Nothing but a considerable knowledge of the idiom of
the language, and of the usage of its writers, can be . a sufficient
guide for the introduction of this figure. The following ob-
servations refer only to those instances of the; strict ellipsis,
which are of the most common occurrence, and must not con-
sequently be considered as affording a comprehensive view of the
subject.
The nouns Homo, verbum, and res or negotium, are
often omitted; as Rarifor rari homines, Paucisfor paucis
verbis, Omnia For omnes res:
Apparent rari nantes in gurgite vasto.
Atque huic responsum paucis ita reddidit heros.
Praesentemque viris intentant omnia mortem. Virg.
A pronoun that is not peculiarly emphatic is generally
omitted when it is the nominative to a verb, and some-
times when it is the case following a verb, especially
before the relative Qui: the pronouns possessive also are
often omitted; as
Vel tu, quod superest, infesto fulmine morti,
S mereor, demitte, tuaque hic obrue dextra.
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At simul heroum laudes, et facta parentis
Jam legere, et quae sit poteris cognoscere virtus. ViRG.
The verb Sum is frequently omitted; as
Fama, malum quo non aliud velocius ullum,
Mobilitate viget, viresque acquirit eundo. ViRG.
Conjunctions are sometimes omitted; as
Ferte citi flammas, date vela, impellite remos. ViRG.
The omission of conjunctions is termed asyndeton, and the
repetition of them, when the sense does not require it, poly-
syndeton. These figures are often introduced into a sentence
solely for the sake of giving to the style a greater variety,
yet they have sometimes a striking and expressive effect. Asyn-
deton has been used to represent more forcibly the rapidity
of an action, or the eagerness of a speaker; polysyndeton,
by retarding the course of a sentence, and thus present-
ing every part of it more distinctly to the mind, has some-
times been rendered expressive of dignity, slowness, and solem-
nity.
In imitation of a Greek mode of expression, the accu-
sative case is sometimes used after a verb passive, a parti-
ciple, or an adjective, the preposition Secundum, or some
other word of similar meaning, being understood; as
Tempora for circa tempora:
Populeis adsunt evincti tempora ramis. Virg.
Many of the lines in the following exercises will require
an alteration in the arrangement of the words, as well as
the introduction of the figure ellipsis, before they can be
formed into verses.
EXERCISES.
1.
O Britain, fairest abode of liberty, let this happier lot
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be thine, To escape both the fate of Rome and the guilt
of Rome.
Sum tibi, o secies pulcherrimus libertas, mclior sors,
nescio'et fatum (enall. ) Roma et'crimen (enall. )
Roma.
2.
Grey hairs also have not yet spoiled the beauty of my
jetty locks, Neither has crooked old age with a slow step
approached.
Et nondum canus laedo meus niger capillus,
Nee curvus senecta venio tardus pes.
3.
The poplar tree is the most acceptable tree to Hercules,
the vine the most acceptable to Bacchus, The myrtle the
most acceptable to lovely Venus, to Phcebus his own
laurel is the most acceptable.
Populus Alcidae sum gratissimus arbor, vitis gratissimus Iacchus,
Myrtus gratissimus formosus Venus, Phoebus sum gratissimus
suus laurea.
4.
O wretched me! with what vast waves are the shores
beaten! How is the day also hidden, obscured by thick
clouds!
O ego miser! quantus fluctus {enall. ) littus plangor!
Et dies lateo, conditus nubes(enall) obscurus!
5.
You now I warn. Happy art thou, who, from another's
misery, Shalt learn how to escape thine own misery.
Vos nunc ego moneo. Felix sum tu, quicunque, dolor
Alter, disco possum careo tuus dolor. '
6.
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Ille, ubi res (enall. ) caelum teneo, solijmque pater (enall. )
sedeo,
et nihil (sync. ) invictus Jupiter maj<<*sum
Facio sidus nutrix. nutrix fertilis cornu, TM
cui domina nunc quoque nomen ess^
Active and Passive.
71.
Autumn produces apples; the summer is beautiful with
the harvests; Flowers are given us by the spring; fire
alleviates the winter.
Autumuus pomum do; formosus sum messis sestas;
Vere prabenturjlores; ignis leval hyemem.
72.
The huntsman knows well where he may spread his
nets for the stags; He knows well in what valley the
foaming boar lingers. Fowlers know the shrubs. He, who
holds the hooks, Knows what waters are swum in by
many fish.
Venator scio bene cervus ubi rete tendo;
Scio bene qui vallis moror frendens aper.
Aucupes noscunt (enall. )frutices. Qui sustineo hamus,
Novi qui aqua multus piscis (enall. ) nator.
73.
There is no delay; they weeping begin their work; and
are emulous to heap up the altar of the funeral pile With
trees, and to raise it towards heaven. They repair to an
ancient wood, the deep retreats of savage beasts. The firs
fall down; the oak, cut down with axes, falls crashing;
And beams of ash and the yielding oak are cleft with
wedges; They roll from the mountains huge ash trees.
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Haud mora ; flens festino, araque sepulchrum
Congero arbor certo, coelumque educo.
Eunt inantiquus sylva, stabulum altus fera.
Picea pWcumbo; sono, ictus securis, ilex;
Fraxineus trabs, cuneus et fissilis robur scinditur;
? advolvo ingens onus mons.
Variation of Case.
74.
She had duly presided over the temple for many years,
And performed the cruel rites with an unwilling hand;
When two youths arrived in a ship with sails, And pressed
with their feet our shores.
Pnesum templum multis is rite annis,
Et perago {enall. ) invitus tristis sacra manus; >>
Cum duo juvenis velifer venio carina,
Premoque suus pes {enall. ) littus noster.
75.
Their age was the same, as well as their love for each
other; one of them was Orestes, The other was Pylades.
Fame still preserves their names. They are instantly led to
the cruel altar of Diana, Bound with both their hands
behind their backs.
Par sura horum aetas et amor; de quibus alter Orestes,
Alter Pylades sum. Nomen fama teneo.
Protinus Trivia ducor immitis ad ara,
Evincti geminas manus ad suus tergum.
76.
And while the priestess prepares the sacrifice, and co-
vers their temples with, fillets, And still invents causes for
her long delay, "Pardon me, O youths," she said j "I
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am not thus cruel. I perform sacrifices more barbarous
than the country itself. "
Dumque sacrum paro, et (enall. ) velo tempora vifta,
Et {enall. ) tardus causa usque invenio mora,
"Non ego crudelis,ignosco,juvenis," dico;
"Sacra gutim suits facio barbarior loeut. "
77.
<<<< This is the rite of the nation. But from what city
do you come? Or why have you made such a voyage in a
ship so little fortunate? " She said; and the name of their
country having been told her, the pious virgin Finds them
to be inhabitants of her own city.
"Ritus is sum genti. Equa tu tamen urbe venio?
Quove peto (sync. ) parum faustus puppisiter? "
Dico; et auditus patria nomen, pius virgo
Consors sum urbs comperio suus.
78.
"But let one of you," she said, " fall a victim in our
rites. Let the other go as a, messenger to my native land. "
Pylades, ready to die, urges his beloved Orestes to go.
He refuses; and each contends to die in the stead of the
other.
"Alter at vestrum," inquam, "cado hostia sacra.
Ad patrius sedes eo nuntius alter. "
Pylades eo jubeo carus periturus Orestes.
Hie nego; uterque inque vicis pugno morior.
79.
While the honorable youths carry on this contest of
love, She writes to her brother a letter. She gave her
written commands to her brother, and he, to whom they
were entrusted, (Behold an instance of the vicissitude of
human affairs,) was her brother.
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Dum pulcher juvenis peragocertamen amor,
Fratri seriptas exaro ille notas.
Frutn mandatum do, quique ille dor,
Frater (humanos casus aspicio) sum.
80.
There is no delay; they hurry away the statues of
Diana from the temple, And a ship carries them secretly
through the immense waters. The wonderful friendship
of these youths, although so many years have passed, Has
? ven now great renown in Scythia.
Nee mora; templo rapio simulachrum Diana,
Clamque per immensus fero (enall. ) puppis aqua.
Minis amor juvenis, quamvis tot annus abeo,'
In Scythia nunc quoque magnus nomen habeo.
81.
'Neither do the violets nor the opening lilies always
florish, And the deserted thorn grows stiff, the rose
being lost: And soon hoary hairs will come to you, O
lovely youth; Soon will wrinkles come, which will make
furrows in your skin.
Nec semper viola nee hians lilium floreo,
Etrigeo spina relictus, amissus rosa:
Et ad te jam canus venio, formosus, capillus; J
Jam venio ruga, qui tuum corpus arent. _. /
82.
Form now an understanding, which may last, and add
it to your beauty; That alone remains to the last day of
life. Nor let it be made a trifling concern to cultivate the
mind with the liberal arts, And to learn perfectly two
languages.
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Jam molior animus, qui duro, et forma astruo;
Ille solus ad extremos permaneo rogos.
Neclevis inge? iuis pectus colo artibus
Cura sum, et edisco duo lingua.
83.
I have often, though unwillingly, drunk bitter juices
when sick, And the feast has been denied to me
though asking for it. You will endure sword and fire that
you may save the body; Nor, though thirsty, will you
? wash your parched mouth with water. Will you then re-
fuse to bear any thing that you may be well in mind? But
this part of man is of more value than the body.
Saepe bibo succus aeger, quamvis invitus, amarus;
? et mensa negor (enall. ) ego orans.
Ut corpus redimo ferrum et ignis {enall. ) patior,
Nec sitiens aridus os (enall. ) levo aqua.
Ut valeo animus quisquam nego tolero?
At pretium pars hie quam corpus majus habet.
Synonymous Words.
3* 84.
Alas! when you least expect it, in the very flower of
youth, Death suddenly cuts off at once all the hope of the
family.
Hen! minimi cum reor, in juventa ipse flos,
Mors inopinate {enall. ) doimis spes protinus abripio cunctus.
85.
There is no need of envy; far from me be the applause
of the crowd; He, who is wise, should find a source of
joy in the retirement of his own breast.
Nihil (sync. ) opus sum invidia; procul absum gloria vulgus;
,. Qui sapio, in tacitus gaudeo is sinus.
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86.
You, Zoilus, who are well dressed, ridicule my thread-
bare garments. They are indeed threadbare, but, Zoilus,
they are my own.
Qui pexor {enall. ) pulchrd, rideo meus tritus, Zoilus.
Sura hie tritus quidem, Zoilus, at meus sum.
87.
Aurora in the mean time to wretched mortals tha fair
Light had brought forth, and renews the works and la-
bors of the day.
Aurora interea miser homo almus
Effero lux, et refero {enall. ) opus et labor.
88.
Indeed the approach of death alarms him only, Who, if
there should be any existence beyond the grave, trembles
for himself: It alarms not him, who has passed his life
righteously and piously.
Scilicet hie unns mors vicinia turbo,
Qui sui metuo {enall),si quid sum {resto) post funus {enall. ):
Non hie, qui recte vita ago {enall. ) sancteque.
89.
He, when the expected day of death approaches, Leeks
forward to eternal life; hey-triumphing in a better hope,
Even now anticipates in hope the joys of the inhabitants
of heaven.
Hie, cum maturus dies mors advenio {enall. ), xvum
Suspicio aternus ; hie, spes melior triumphans,
Ccelicola {sync. ) jam nunc votis prselibo gaudium.
90.
Let the ox plow, or let him impute his death to advan-
ced years. Let the sheep afford us the means of defence
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against the cold north wind. liet the full she-goats bring
their udders to be milked by our hands.
Bos aro, ant Itthum senior imputo annus.
Horrifer contra Boreas ovis arma prabeo.
Uber satur manus pressandus do capella.
91.
The color had forsaken my cheeks; a leanness had
seized on my limbs; My reluctant mouth took but little
food. Neither were my slumbers pleasant, and the night
was tedious to me; And though oppressed by no parti-
cular cause of sorrow, I often breathed a sigh.
Effugio {enall. ) pre. color; artus adduco macies;
Capio minimus os {enall. ) coactus cibus {enall. ).
\ Neque somnus facilis, atque nox sum animus ego {enall. ) ;'
Atque gemitus, nullus laesus dolor, do.
\. 92.
The sacred spring is clear, and more transparent than a
crystal stream; Many think that a deity inhabits if.
Ab6ve it the water-loving lotos spreads its branches, As
though it were itself a grove; the earth around it is al-
ways green with soft turf.
Sum nitidus vitreusque magis lucidus {enall. ) Jluvius
Fons sacer; ilk multus numen babeo credo.
Supra qui ramus expando aquaticus lotos,
Unus sylva; tener cespes terra vireo.
93.
Let riches be heaped up together; whither glory or
whithdt ambition leads There go, surrounded by a crowd-
ed throng (C)f dependants greeting you early in the morn-
ing. But what need is there of many words? You are
at length Brought to this point, that you exclaim, "Alas,
how much vanity is there in worldly things! "
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Cumulor (enall. ) divide; duco qud gloria quove
Ambitio, stipatus pergo examen densus
Mane salutans. Quid multa? Hue denique volvor eddem, ut exclamo (enall. )," Heu, quantum inane in res! "
94.
Pluto himself appears seated on a rough throne, awful
in gloomy Majesty; his huge sceptre appears frightful in
the dismal Shade; a gloomy cloud renders his lofty brow,
More terrible ; and the sternness of his dreadful form be-
comes more appalling.
Ipse, fultus rudis solium, nigerque verendus
Dignitas, sedeo; squaleo immensus fcedus
Sceptrum (enall. ) situs; sublimis caput moestissimus nebula
Aspero; et rigeo dims inclementia forma.
95.
As the sea quivers when it is brushed by a gentle
breeze, As the tender branch of the ash is shaken by the
warm south wind, So you might have seen my pale limbs
tremble; The bed was shaken by my body that was laid
on it.
Ut aquor fit tremulum tenuis cilm stringor ventus,
Ut stritigor tepidus fraxini (enall. ) virga notus,
Sic metis vibror pallidas membrum video;
Quassus ab corpus, quod impositus sum (enall. ) lectus sum.
96.
What indeed can it profit one, who is about to die, to
know the causes of things, To connect things that are pre-
sent with things to come, to roam in thought Beyond
the sun and the stars? Surely The same law of death
and the same common grave awaits us all.
Ecquid enim prosum causa res cognosco,
Conjungo (enall. ) venturus prasens, animus vagor
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Sol atqne sidus super, moriturus? Scilicet cunctus
Unus lctlium lex maneo, et communis sepulchrum.
97.
The land of the Romans had not anciently any skilful
husbandmen; Fierce wars wholly occupied its active in-
habitants. There was more honor in the sword than in
the curved plough; The neglected land produced but lit-
tle to its owner.
Non habeo terra peritus antique (enall. ) colonus;
Lasso agilis asper pralium vir.
Plus sum in ferrum quam curvus honor aratrum;
Neglectus dominus paucus (enall. ) produco ager.
98.
You are accustomed often to ask me, Priscus, whatsort
of man I should be, If I were suddenly to be made rich
and become powerful. Do you then think that any one
can say what his future conduct will be? Tell me now,
if you were to become a lion, what sort of a lion should
you be?
Saepe guaro soleo, qualis sum, Priscus, futurus,
Si no locuples sumque subitb pollens.
Quisquam possum puto mos (enall. ) dico futurus?
Dico ego qualis, si fio tu leo, sum?
99.
But neither the woods of the Medians, that most fer-
tile land, Nor the celebrated Ganges, and the river Her-
mus thick with its golden sands, Can vie with the praises
of Italy, not Bactra, nor the Indians, Nor allPanchaia rich
in soils producing frankincense.
Sed neque Medi nanus, ditissimus regio,
Nee pulcher Ganges, et auro turbidus Hermus,
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Laus Italia contendo, non Bactra, neque Indi,
Omniset thurifer Panchaia dives arena.
100.
But here in Italy are no ravening tigers, nor the savage
race of lions; Nor do poisonous herbs deceive the wretch-
ed people, who gather them. Neither does the scaly ser-
A pent here sweep his immense folds along the ground, nor
to a vast Length extended, curl himself into a circle.
At rabidus tigris absum, et sbevus semen (enall. ) leo;
nec miserandus decipio aconitum, qui lego (enall. ).
Nee rapio maximus orbis per terra, neque tantus
Squamous in spira tractu sui colligo serpens.
101.
Let him commend the repasts of a short meal, and salu-
tary Justice, and the laws, and peace with her open gates.
Let him faithfully keep secrets entrusted to him; let him
pray and beseech the gods That prosperity may return to
the wretched and forsake the haughty.
is dapes commendo mensa exiguus, et (enall. ) saluber
Justitia, jasque, et apertus otium (enall. ) porta.
Is tego commissus; divusque precorjue oro
Ut redeo infelix, desero fortuna ambitiosus.
102.
But he calls the land his own, as far as where the
planted poplar Prevents by fixed boundaries the disputes
of neighbours; as though Any thing could be his own,
which in a moment of the fleeting hour, At one time by
solicitation, at another by purchase, at another by violence,
at another by the last fate of man, May change its mas-
ters, and fall into another's power.
Sed appello usque suum, qua poptilus adsitus certus
Refugio limes vicinus (enall. ) jurgium; tanquam
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Sum proprium quisquam, punctum qui Jluxus hora,
Nunc prece, nunc pretium, nunc violentia, nunc sors supre-
mus,
Muto (mail. ) dominus, et in alter (enall. ) jus (enall. ) cedo.
103.
Neither should you fear that his mind, becoming per-
haps from his regard to futurity Somewhat averse to the
duties of life, should refuse to bear labors And encounter
dangers, if the public good should require it. This indiffer-
ence to worldly things Rather makes the man free and
vigorous, and in all things that he undertakes Bold and
invincible; and it strengthens him in all difficulties.
Nee timeo quidem uefortasse, ad munia vita
Segnior, hinc mens recuso perfero (enall. ) labor,
Et periculum (sync. )fero, voco si publicus usus.
Liber et erectus potius, res et in agendus
Fortis vir invictusque efficio, casus et per cunctus
Iioboro externus rerum hie despicientia.
CHAPTER VII--Ellipsis.
Ellipsis is the omission of a word or of several words
in a sentence.
When the omitted word or words may be found in some other
part of the sentence, the ellipsis is termed lax or loose; as the
omission of Noram before catulos, and of Similes after hredos:
the ellipsis is termed strict, when the omitted word does not
occur in any part of the sentence; as the omission of Esse after
catulos,, of Suis before matribus, of Ego before n6ram, of Ne-
gotia after magna, and of Ego before solebam, in the following
lines;
Sic canibus catulos similes, sic matribus haedos
Noram; sic parvis componere magna solebam. Viro.
If all the words, which are omitted by the strict and lax
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ellipsis in the preceding lines were supplied, they would be written
thus;
Sic ego noram catulos esse similes canibus, sir suis matribus hsedos
esse similes
Ego noram; sic parvis negotiis componere magna negotia ego sole-
bam.
Every word that may be omitted in English by the fi-
gure ellipsis without injuring the sense, may most com-
monly be omitted also in Latin.
The use of ellipsis is much more frequent in the Latin,
than it is in the English language; it must not therefore be
inferred from the preceding remark, that those words only
may be left out in translating an English sentence into Latin,
which may be omitted without injury to the sense in the ori-
ginal. Nothing but a considerable knowledge of the idiom of
the language, and of the usage of its writers, can be . a sufficient
guide for the introduction of this figure. The following ob-
servations refer only to those instances of the; strict ellipsis,
which are of the most common occurrence, and must not con-
sequently be considered as affording a comprehensive view of the
subject.
The nouns Homo, verbum, and res or negotium, are
often omitted; as Rarifor rari homines, Paucisfor paucis
verbis, Omnia For omnes res:
Apparent rari nantes in gurgite vasto.
Atque huic responsum paucis ita reddidit heros.
Praesentemque viris intentant omnia mortem. Virg.
A pronoun that is not peculiarly emphatic is generally
omitted when it is the nominative to a verb, and some-
times when it is the case following a verb, especially
before the relative Qui: the pronouns possessive also are
often omitted; as
Vel tu, quod superest, infesto fulmine morti,
S mereor, demitte, tuaque hic obrue dextra.
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At simul heroum laudes, et facta parentis
Jam legere, et quae sit poteris cognoscere virtus. ViRG.
The verb Sum is frequently omitted; as
Fama, malum quo non aliud velocius ullum,
Mobilitate viget, viresque acquirit eundo. ViRG.
Conjunctions are sometimes omitted; as
Ferte citi flammas, date vela, impellite remos. ViRG.
The omission of conjunctions is termed asyndeton, and the
repetition of them, when the sense does not require it, poly-
syndeton. These figures are often introduced into a sentence
solely for the sake of giving to the style a greater variety,
yet they have sometimes a striking and expressive effect. Asyn-
deton has been used to represent more forcibly the rapidity
of an action, or the eagerness of a speaker; polysyndeton,
by retarding the course of a sentence, and thus present-
ing every part of it more distinctly to the mind, has some-
times been rendered expressive of dignity, slowness, and solem-
nity.
In imitation of a Greek mode of expression, the accu-
sative case is sometimes used after a verb passive, a parti-
ciple, or an adjective, the preposition Secundum, or some
other word of similar meaning, being understood; as
Tempora for circa tempora:
Populeis adsunt evincti tempora ramis. Virg.
Many of the lines in the following exercises will require
an alteration in the arrangement of the words, as well as
the introduction of the figure ellipsis, before they can be
formed into verses.
EXERCISES.
1.
O Britain, fairest abode of liberty, let this happier lot
Lat. Pr. K
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be thine, To escape both the fate of Rome and the guilt
of Rome.
Sum tibi, o secies pulcherrimus libertas, mclior sors,
nescio'et fatum (enall. ) Roma et'crimen (enall. )
Roma.
2.
Grey hairs also have not yet spoiled the beauty of my
jetty locks, Neither has crooked old age with a slow step
approached.
Et nondum canus laedo meus niger capillus,
Nee curvus senecta venio tardus pes.
3.
The poplar tree is the most acceptable tree to Hercules,
the vine the most acceptable to Bacchus, The myrtle the
most acceptable to lovely Venus, to Phcebus his own
laurel is the most acceptable.
Populus Alcidae sum gratissimus arbor, vitis gratissimus Iacchus,
Myrtus gratissimus formosus Venus, Phoebus sum gratissimus
suus laurea.
4.
O wretched me! with what vast waves are the shores
beaten! How is the day also hidden, obscured by thick
clouds!
O ego miser! quantus fluctus {enall. ) littus plangor!
Et dies lateo, conditus nubes(enall) obscurus!
5.
You now I warn. Happy art thou, who, from another's
misery, Shalt learn how to escape thine own misery.
Vos nunc ego moneo. Felix sum tu, quicunque, dolor
Alter, disco possum careo tuus dolor. '
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