Ep. 10.1.1Tua quidem pietās, imperātor sānctissime, optāverat, ut quam tardissimē succēderēs patrī;Your sense of duty, most revered emperor, had indeed wished that you might succeed your father as late as possible; Ep. 10.1.1sed dī immortālēs festīnāvērunt virtūtēs tuās ad gubernācula reī pūblicae quam suscēperās admovēre.but the immortal gods hastened to bring your virtues to the helm of the state, which you had already taken up. Ep. 10.1.2Precor ergō ut tibi et per tē generī hūmānō prospera omnia, id est digna saeculō tuō contingant.I pray, therefore, that everything may turn out prosperously for you, and through you for the human race — that is, everything worthy of your age. Ep. 10.1.2Fortem tē et hilarem, imperātor optime, et prīvātim et pūblicē optō.I wish you strength and good cheer, best of emperors, both in private and in public.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.1
Congratulations on Trajan's accession
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| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| pietās, -ātis f. | dutifulness, devotion to family and gods |
| imperātor, -ōris, m. | commander, general |
| sānctus, -a, -um | consecrated, sacred |
| optō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | wish for, desire; pray for |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| tardē (adv.) | slowly; comp. tardius |
| succēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus | go or come under, follow after, succeed |
| pater, patris, m. | father |
| sed, conj. | but |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| immortālis, -e | immortal |
| festīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | hurry, make haste |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| gubernāculum (gubernāclum), -ī n. | rudder, helm |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| pūblicus, -a, -um | public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state) |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | undertake |
| admoveō, -ēre, -mōvī, -mōtus | move up, bring near |
| precor, -ārī, -ātus sum | pray, beg |
| ergō (adv.) | therefore, then; quid ergō? what then? |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| genus, generis, n. | kind, nature |
| hūmānus, -a, -um | of man, human |
| prosperus, -a, -um | favourable, successful, prosperous |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| dignus, -a, -um (+ abl.) | worthy (of), deserving |
| saeculum, -ī n. | generation, age; century |
| contingō, -ere, -tigī, -tāctum | touch, reach |
| fortis, -e | brave |
| hilaris, -e | cheerful, in good spirits |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| prīvātim (adv.) | privately, as individuals |
| pūblicē (adv.) | officially, as a state |
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