Ep. 10.95.1Quam parcē haec beneficia tribuam, utique, mī Secunde cārissime, haeret tibi, cum etiam in senātū affirmāre soleam nōn excessisse mē numerum, quem apud amplissimum ōrdinem suffectūrum mihi professus sum.How sparingly I grant these favours, my dearest Secundus, is certainly fixed in your mind, since I often declare even in the senate that I have not exceeded the number which I stated before that most honourable order would suffice for me. Ep. 10.95.1Tuō tamen dēsīderiō subscrīpsī et dedisse mē iūs trium līberōrum Suētōniō Tranquillō eā condiciōne, quā assuēvī, referrī in commentāriōs meōs iussī.Nevertheless I have granted your request, and I have ordered it to be entered in my records that I have given the right of three children to Suetonius Tranquillus on the condition to which I am accustomed.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.95
Trajan grants Suetonius' request
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (42 words)
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| parcē (adv.) | sparingly, frugally |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| beneficium, -ī, n. | well-doing, kindness, service, benefit |
| tribuō, -ere, tribuī, tribūtum | assign, attribute |
| utique (adv.) | certainly, by all means; yes indeed |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesūrus | stick; hesitate |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| senātus, -ūs m. | senate |
| affirmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | assert, declare firmly |
| soleō, -ēre, solitus sum | be accustomed, usually do |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| excēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus | go out or forth, depart |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| numerus, -ī, m. | number |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| apud, prep, with acc. | among, with |
| amplus, -a, -um | large, great; distinguished |
| ōrdō, ōrdinis, m. | arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order |
| sufficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectus | be enough, hold out; supply |
| profiteor, -ērī, -fessus sum | declare openly; offer oneself as |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| dēsīderium, -ī, n. | desire, longing |
| subscrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptus | write underneath, add in writing; record, register; sign |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| iūs, iūris, n. | right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath |
| trēs, tria, plur. adj. | three |
| līberī, -ōrum, m. plur. | children |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| condiciō, -ōnis f. | terms; condition, status |
| assuēscō, -ere, -suēvī, -suētus | become accustomed, get used to |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| commentārius, -ī m. | notebook, record; (pl.) memoirs, a commentary (Caesar's own account of his campaigns) |
| iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus | bid, order, command |
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