Ep. 10.35.1Sollemnia vōta prō incolumitāte tuā, quā pūblica salūs continētur, et suscēpimus, domine, pariter et solvimus precātī deōs, ut velint ea semper solvī semperque signārī.We have both undertaken, my lord, and at the same time discharged the customary vows for your safety, on which the public welfare depends, praying the gods that they may be pleased to have them always discharged and always sealed.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.35
Vows for the emperor's safety
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| sollemnis, -e | solemn, ritual, customary |
| vōtum, -ī n. | vow; wish, prayer |
| prō, prep. with abl. | before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for |
| incolumitās, -ātis f. | safety |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| pūblicus, -a, -um | public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state) |
| salūs, salūtis, f. | safety, deliverance, escape |
| contineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentus | hold together, keep within, shut up in; bound |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | undertake |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| pariter (adv.) | equally, alike; at the same time |
| solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtus | loosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea |
| precor, -ārī, -ātus sum | pray, beg |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| semper, adv. | always |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| signō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | mark, seal; certify |
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