Ep. 10.51.1Difficile est, domine, exprimere verbīs, quantam percēperim laetitiam, quod et mihi et socruī meae praestitistī, ut affīnem eius Caelium Clēmentem in hanc prōvinciam trānsferrēs.It is difficult, my lord, to express in words how much joy I felt that you granted both me and my mother-in-law the transfer of her kinsman Caelius Clemens to this province. Ep. 10.51.2Ex illō enim et mēnsūram beneficiī tuī penitus intellegō, cum tam plēnam indulgentiam cum tōtā domō meā experiar, cui referre grātiam parem nē audeō quidem, quamvīs maximē possim.For from this I understand fully the measure of your kindness, since I experience such complete indulgence together with my whole household, for which I do not even dare to return equal thanks, however much I might be able to. Ep. 10.51.2Itaque ad vōta cōnfugiō deōsque precor, ut iīs, quae in mē assiduē cōnfers, nōn indignus exīstimer.So I take refuge in vows and pray the gods that I may not be thought unworthy of the favours which you constantly confer on me.
Lectitō › Pliny the Younger › Letters, Book 10 › Pliny, Letter 10.51
Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.51
Thanks for Caelius Clemens' transfer
Read the Latin itself: tap any word for its meaning and grammar, save words to review, and keep your place.
Read in LectitōGrammar in this passage: purpose clauses ×1
Latin vocabulary for this passage (59 words)
| difficilis, -e | not easy, difficult |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| exprimō, -primere, -pressī, -pressus | press out |
| verbum, -ī, n. | word |
| quantus, -a, -um | how great or much? |
| percipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | feel |
| laetitia, -ae, f. | joy |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| socrus, -ūs f. | mother-in-law |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| praestō, -stāre, -stitī, -stitus | stand in front; show |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| affīnis, -e | neighbouring; connected (with), implicated (in) (+ dat.) |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| 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 |
| prōvincia, -ae f. | province; here, the Roman Province in southern Gaul |
| trānsferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātus | carry across, transfer |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| enim, conj. | for |
| mēnsūra, -ae f. | measurement, measure |
| beneficium, -ī, n. | well-doing, kindness, service, benefit |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| penitus (adv.) | deep within, far inside |
| intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus | perceive, understand |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| tam, adv. | so |
| plēnus, -a, -um | full |
| indulgentia, -ae f. | kindness, indulgence, favour |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| tōtus, -a, -um | all the, the whole or entire |
| domus, -ūs, f. | house, home |
| experior, -īrī, expertus sum | try, test, experience |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| grātia, -ae, f. | favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite |
| pār, paris | equal |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| audeō, audēre, ausus sum | dare |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| quamvīs (adv.) | however much, as … as you like |
| maximē, adv. | very greatly, exceedingly, especially |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| itaque, adv. | and so, accordingly, therefore |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| vōtum, -ī n. | vow; wish, prayer |
| cōnfugiō, -fugere, -fūgī | flee for refuge |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| precor, -ārī, -ātus sum | pray, beg |
| assiduē (adv.) | constantly, continually |
| cōnferō, cōnferre, contulī, conlātus | bring together; grant, confer; sē cōnferre, to betake oneself, make one's way |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| indignus, -a, -um | unworthy; shameful |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
Pliny, Epistulae X. 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.