Ep. 10.89.1Agnōscō vōta tua, mī Secunde cārissime, quibus precāris, ut plūrimōs et fēlīcissimōs nātālēs flōrente statū reī pūblicae nostrae agam.I recognise your prayers, my dearest Secundus, in which you pray that I may spend very many and very happy birthdays with our state in a flourishing condition.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.89
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (18 words)
| agnōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus, recognize | |
| vōtum, -ī n. | vow; wish, prayer |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| precor, -ārī, -ātus sum | pray, beg |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| fēlīx, -īcis | fortunate, lucky, happy |
| nātālis, -e | of birth (diēs nātālis: birthday) |
| flōreō, -ēre, -uī | flourish, be prosperous |
| status, -ūs m. | condition, state |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| pūblicus, -a, -um | public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state) |
| noster, -tra, -trum | our |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
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