Ep. 10.76.1Iūlius Largus fidem tuam quasi tē bene nōsset ēlēgit.Julius Largus chose your good faith as if he had known you well. Ep. 10.76.1Quid ergō potissimum ad perpetuitātem memoriae eius faciat, secundum cuiusque locī condiciōnem ipse dispice et quod optimum exīstimāveris, id Sequere.Consider yourself, therefore, what would best serve the perpetuation of his memory, according to the circumstances of each place, and follow whatever you think best.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.76
Trajan on Largus' bequest
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| fidēs, -eī f. | faith, trust; pledge |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| quasi, conj. | as if |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| bene, adv. | well; successfully |
| nōscō, -ere, nōvī, nōtum | get to know (perf. nōvī: know) |
| ēligō, -ere, ēlēgī, ēlēctum | pick out, choose |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| ergō (adv.) | therefore, then; quid ergō? what then? |
| potissimum (adv.) | above all, in preference to all others |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| perpetuitās, -ātis f. | continuity, permanence |
| memoria, -ae, f. | memory |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| secundum (prep. + acc.) | after, besides; along |
| quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron. | each |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| condiciō, -ōnis f. | terms; condition, status |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| dispiciō, -ere, -spexī, -spectus | see clearly, discern |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | consider, believe, think |
| sequor, sequī, secūtus | follow |
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