Ep. 10.9.1Et multās et omnēs pūblicās causās petendī commeātūs reddidistī;You have given many reasons for requesting leave, and all of them public; Ep. 10.9.1mihi autem vel sōla voluntās tua suffēcisset.but for me your wish alone would have been enough. Ep. 10.9.1Neque enim dubitō tē, ut prīmum potuerīs, ad tam districtum officium reversūrum.For I do not doubt that you will return as soon as you can to so demanding an office. Ep. 10.9.1Statuam pōnī mihi ā tē eō quō dēsīderās locō, quamquam eius modī honōrum parcissimus tamen patior, nē impedīsse cursum ergā mē pietātis tuae videar.I allow a statue of me to be set up by you in the place you desire, although I am most sparing of honours of this kind, so as not to seem to have checked the course of your devotion towards me.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.9
Trajan grants leave and a statue
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (46 words)
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| pūblicus, -a, -um | public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state) |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
| commeātus, -ūs, m. | supplies, provisions |
| reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give back, return, restore; render |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| vel | or; vel … vel: either … or |
| sōlus, -a, -um | alone |
| voluntās, -tātis, f. | wish, will |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| sufficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus | be enough, hold out; supply |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| enim, conj. | for |
| dubitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | doubt, hesitate |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| prīmum, adv. | first, in the first place |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| tam, adv. | so |
| distringō, -ere, -strīnxī, -strictus | stretch apart; keep busy, distract |
| officium, -ī, n. | service; duty |
| revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertī | turn back, return |
| statua, -ae f. | statue |
| pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus | place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| dēsīderō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | long for, miss; require |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| quamquam, conj. | however much, although |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
| honor, -ōris, m. | honor |
| parcus, -a, -um | sparing, thrifty, frugal |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| patior, patī, passus, bear | suffer, allow |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| impediō, -pedīre, -pedīvī, -pedītus | hinder, prevent, impede |
| cursus, -ūs, m. | running, speed; course, route, voyage; race |
| ergā, prep, with acc. | toward, for |
| pietās, -ātis f. | dutifulness, devotion to family and gods |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
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