Ep. 1.1.1Frequenter hortātus es, ut epistulās, sī quās paulō cūrātius scrīpsissem, colligerem pūblicāremque.You have often urged me to collect and publish any letters that I had written with a little more care. Ep. 1.1.1Collēgī nōn servātō temporis ōrdine - neque enim historiam compōnēbam -, sed ut quaeque in manūs vēnerat.I have collected them without keeping to the order of time (for I was not composing a history), but just as each had come into my hands. Ep. 1.1.2Superest ut nec tē cōnsiliī nec mē paeniteat obsequiī.It remains for you not to regret your advice, nor me my compliance. Ep. 1.1.2Ita enim fīet, ut eās quae adhūc neglēctae iacent requīram et sī quās addiderō nōn supprimam.For so it will turn out that I shall seek out those which still lie neglected, and shall not suppress any that I may add. Ep. 1.1.2Valē.Farewell.
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Pliny · Epistulae I
Pliny, Letter 1.1
Pliny agrees to publish his letters
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| frequenter (adv.) | often, frequently |
| hortor, -ārī, -ātus | exhort, encourage, urge |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| sī, conj. | if |
| quis, qua, quid, indef. pron. | any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something |
| paulō, adv. | by a little, a little, somewhat |
| cūrātē (adv.) | carefully, with care |
| scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus | write |
| colligō, -ere, -lēgī, -lēctum | gather, collect (sē colligere: recover oneself) |
| pūblicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | confiscate, make public property |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | save, preserve |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| ōrdō, ōrdinis, m. | arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| enim, conj. | for |
| historia, -ae f. | history, an account of past events |
| compōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positum | put together; mend, set in order |
| sed, conj. | but |
| quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron. | each |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| manus, -ūs, f. | hand |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| supersum, -esse, -fuī | be over or left, remain |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| cōnsilium, -ī, n. | advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| paenitet, -ēre, -uit (impers.) | it repents, it grieves (paenitet mē: I regret, I am sorry) |
| obsequium, -ī n. | compliance, obedience; service (to a god): obsequium praestāre Deō |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| fīō, fierī, factus sum | be done or made, become, happen |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| adhūc, adv. | to this point, up to this time, yet, still |
| neglegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus | disregard, neglect |
| iaceō, -ēre, -uī | lie, be prostrate |
| requīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītus | look for, ask after; need |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| addō, -ere, -didī, -ditus | add, put to |
| supprimō, -ere, -pressī, -pressus | press down, hold back, check |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |
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