Pliny, Letter 6.14

An invitation to Formiae

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Ep. 6.14.1Sollicitās mē in Formiānum.You invite me to your Formian villa. Ep. 6.14.1Veniam eā condiciōne, nē quid contrā commodum tuum faciās;I shall come on condition that you do nothing against your own convenience; Ep. 6.14.1quā pactiōne invicem mihi caveō.by this agreement I protect myself in turn. Ep. 6.14.1Neque enim mare et lītus, sed tē ōtium lībertātem sequor: aliōquī satius est in urbe remanēre.For it is not the sea and the shore that I seek, but you, leisure, freedom: otherwise it is better to stay in the city. Ep. 6.14.2Oportet enim omnia aut ad aliēnum arbitrium aut ad suum facere.For one must do everything either at another's pleasure or at one's own. Ep. 6.14.2Meī certē stomachī haec nātūra est, ut nihil nisi tōtum et merum velit.Such at any rate is the nature of my stomach that it wants nothing but what is whole and unmixed. Ep. 6.14.2Valē.Farewell.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (51 words)

sollicitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	stir up, tempt
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
Formiānus, -a, -um	of Formiae, a coastal town of Latium
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
condiciō, -ōnis f.	terms; condition, status
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.	any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
contrā, prep, with acc.	against, contrary to
commodum, -ī n.	advantage, interest
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
pactiō, -ōnis f.	agreement, bargain
invicem (adv.)	in turn, mutually; ad invicem: to one another
caveō, cavēre, cāvī, cautus	beware, take care; be on one's guard against, beware of
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
enim, conj.	for
mare, maris, n.	sea
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
lītus, lītoris, n.	shore
sed, conj.	but
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
ōtium, -ī n.	leisure, rest; peace, quiet
lībertās, -tātis, f.	freedom, liberty
sequor, sequī, secūtus	follow
aliōquī (adv.)	otherwise; in other respects
satius, comp. (n.)	better, preferable (satius est: it is better)
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
urbs, urbis, f.	city
remaneō, -ēre, -mānsī	stay behind, remain
oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal)	it is right, it is necessary
omnis, -e	all, every
aut, conj.	or; aut ... aut, either ... or
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
aliēnus, -a, -um	belonging to another, out of place
arbitrium, -ī n.	judgment, will, pleasure
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
certē (adv.)	certainly, surely; at any rate
stomachus, -ī m.	gullet, windpipe; stomach
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
nātūra, -ae, f.	nature, character
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
nihil, n., indecl.	nothing
nisi, conj.	if not, unless
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
merus, -a, -um	pure, unmixed; sheer, nothing but
volō, velle, voluī	wish
valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus	be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail

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