Pliny, Letter 1.4

Visiting his mother-in-law's villas

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Ep. 1.4.1Quantum cōpiārum in Ocriculānō, in Narniēnsī, in Carsulānō, in Perusīnō tuō, in Narniēnsī vērō etiam balineum!What abundance there is in your houses at Ocriculum, at Narnia, at Carsulae, at Perusia, and at Narnia even a bath! Ep. 1.4.1Ex epistulīs meīs, nam iam tuīs opus nōn est: ūna illa brevis et vērus sufficit.I know it from my letters, for there is no longer any need of yours: that one short old letter is enough. Ep. 1.4.2Nōn mehercule tam mea sunt quae mea sunt, quam quae tua;Upon my word, what is mine is not so much mine as what is yours; Ep. 1.4.2hoc tamen differunt, quod sollicitius et intentius tuī mē quam meī excipiunt.they differ, however, in this, that your servants receive me more attentively and more carefully than my own. Ep. 1.4.2Idem fortasse ēveniet tibi, sī quandō in nostra dēverteris.The same will perhaps happen to you, if ever you turn aside to stay at mine. Ep. 1.4.3Quod velim faciās, prīmum ut perinde nostrīs rēbus ac nōs tuīs perfruāris, deinde ut meī expergīscantur aliquandō, quī mē sēcūrē ac prope neglegenter exspectant.I should like you to do so, first so that you may enjoy my things just as I enjoy yours, and secondly so that my own people may at last wake up, who await me without concern and almost carelessly.

Ep. 1.4.4Nam mītium dominōrum apud servōs ipsā cōnsuētūdine metus exolēscit;For with servants, fear of gentle masters wears off through mere habit; Ep. 1.4.4novitātibus excitantur, probārīque dominīs per aliōs magis quam per ipsōs labōrant.they are roused by novelty, and strive to win their masters' approval through others rather than through the masters themselves. Ep. 1.4.4Valē.Farewell.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (74 words)

quantus, -a, -um	how great or much?
cōpia, -ae, f.	supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
vērō, adv.	in truth, indeed; however
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
balineum (balneum), -ī n.	bath, bathroom
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
epistula, -ae f.	letter
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
nam, conj.	for
iam, adv.	now, already
opus, operis, n.	work, task
nōn, adv.	not
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
brevis, -e	short
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
vērus, -a, -um	true; rē vērā, in truth, in fact
sufficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus	be enough, hold out; supply
mehercule, mehercle (interj.)	by Hercules!, so help me, truly
tam, adv.	so
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
tamen, adv.	however, yet, nevertheless
differō, differre, distulī, dīlātum	differ; scatter, put off
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
sollicitē (adv.)	anxiously, carefully, with great care
intentē (adv.)	attentively, intently; vigorously
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.	the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
fortasse (adv.)	perhaps
ēveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come out; turn out, happen, befall
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
sī, conj.	if
quandō (adv.)	when; (after sī) ever
noster, -tra, -trum	our
dēvertō, -vertere, -vertī	turn away or aside
volō, velle, voluī	wish
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
prīmum, adv.	first, in the first place
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
perinde (adv.)	in the same way, equally; haud perinde: not so much
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
nōs	plur. of ego
perfruor, -fruī, -frūctus sum	enjoy to the full (+ abl.)
deinde, adv.	then, next
expergīscor, -ī, experrēctus sum	wake up, rouse oneself
aliquandō, adv.	at some time or other; finally, at length
sēcūrē (adv.)	without anxiety, carelessly; safely
prope (adv. and prep. + acc.)	near, nearly
neglegenter (adv.)	carelessly
exspectō, -spectāre, -spectāvī, -spectātus	look out for, wait for, await, expect; wait
mītis, -e	mild, gentle (adv. mītissimē: as gently as possible)
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
apud, prep, with acc.	among, with
servus, -ī, m.	slave, servant
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
cōnsuētūdō, -inis f.	custom, habit; way of life
metus, -ūs m.	fear, dread
exolēscō, -ere, -olēvī, -olētus	grow out of use, fade away, be forgotten
novitās, -tātis, f.	newness, novelty
excitō, -citāre, -citāvī, -citātus	call out, arouse
probō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	prove, show; approve
que, enclitic conj.	and
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
alius, -a, -ud	another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
magis, comp. adv.	more, rather
labōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	labor, toil
valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus	be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail

Pliny, Epistulae I. Latin text: the Perseus digital text of Pliny's Letters, public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.