Ep. 10.12.1Sciō, domine, memoriae tuae, quae est bene faciendī tenācissima, precēs nostrās inhaerēre.I know, my lord, that my requests stay fixed in your memory, which is most retentive when it comes to doing good. Ep. 10.12.1Quia tamen in hōc quoque indulsistī, admoneō simul et impēnsē rogō, ut Attium Sūram praetūrā exōrnāre dignēris, cum locus vacet.Since, however, you have indulged me in this too, I remind you and at the same time earnestly ask that you deign to honour Attius Sura with a praetorship, since a place is vacant. Ep. 10.12.2Ad quam spem aliōquī quiētissimum hortātur et nātālium splendor et summa integritās in paupertāte et ante omnia fēlīcitās temporum, quae bonam cōnscientiam cīvium tuōrum ad ūsum indulgentiae tuae prōvocat et attollit.Though he is otherwise most unambitious, he is encouraged to this hope by the distinction of his birth, by the greatest integrity in poverty, and above all by the happiness of the times, which calls forth and raises up the good conscience of your citizens to make use of your indulgence.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.12
A praetorship for Attius Sura
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (51 words)
| sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | know |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| memoria, -ae, f. | memory |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| bene, adv. | well; successfully |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| tenāx, -ācis | holding fast, clinging (+ gen.) |
| prex, precis f. (usu. pl.) | prayer, entreaty |
| noster, -tra, -trum | our |
| inhaereō, -ēre, -haesī, -haesus | cling to, stick fast |
| quia (conj.) | because |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| indulgeō, -ēre, indulsī (+ dat.) | be kind to, favour |
| admoneō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | remind, warn, advise |
| simul, adv. | at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| impēnsē (adv.) | greatly, earnestly; comp. impēnsius, all the more |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| praetūra, -ae f. | praetorship |
| exōrnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | equip, furnish; adorn |
| dignor, -ārī, -ātus sum | think worthy of (+ abl.) |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| vacō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | be empty, be unoccupied |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| spēs, speī, f. | hope |
| aliōquī (adv.) | otherwise; in other respects |
| quiētus, -a, -um | quiet, at peace, calm |
| hortor, -ārī, -ātus | exhort, encourage, urge |
| nātālis, -e | of birth (diēs nātālis: birthday) |
| splendor, -ōris m. | brightness, light |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| integritās, -ātis f. | uprightness, honesty |
| paupertās, -ātis f. | poverty, small means |
| ante, prep, with acc. and adv. | before |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| fēlīcitās, -ātis f. | good fortune, luck |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| cōnscientia, -ae f. | awareness; consciousness of guilt, guilty conscience |
| cīvis, -is, m. and f. | citizen, fellow-citizen, subject |
| ūsus, -ūs, m. | use; experience |
| indulgentia, -ae f. | kindness, indulgence, favour |
| prōvocō, -vocāre, -vocāvī, -vocātus | call forth or out, challenge |
| attollō, -ere | lift up, raise |
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