Ep. 10.88.1Optō, domine, et hunc nātālem et plūrimōs aliōs quam fēlīcissimōs agās aeternāque laude flōrentem virtūtis tuae glōriam ...I pray, sir, that you may spend this birthday and very many others as happily as possible, and that the glory of your virtue, flourishing with eternal praise ... Ep. 10.88.1quam incolumis et fortis aliīs super alia operibus augēbis.which, safe and strong, you will increase with one work after another.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.88
Birthday wishes for Trajan
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| optō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | wish for, desire; pray for |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| nātālis, -e | of birth (diēs nātālis: birthday) |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| fēlīx, -īcis | fortunate, lucky, happy |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
| aeternus, -a, -um | everlasting, eternal |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| laus, laudis f. | praise, glory |
| flōreō, -ēre, -uī | flourish, be prosperous |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| glōria, -ae, f. | glory |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| incolumis, -e | unhurt, safe |
| fortis, -e | brave |
| super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.) | over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning |
| opus, operis, n. | work, task |
| augeō, -ēre, auxī, auctum | increase, enlarge |
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