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Pliny · Epistulae VI

Pliny, Letter 6.28

Generous gifts on arrival in Campania

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Ep. 6.28.1Sciō quae tibi causa fuerit impedīmentō, quōminus praecurrere adventum meum in Campāniam possēs.I know what reason prevented you from arriving before me in Campania. Ep. 6.28.1Sed quamquam absēns tōtus hūc migrāstī: tantum mihi cōpiārum quā urbānārum quā rūsticārum nōmine tuō oblātum est, quās omnēs improbē, accēpī tamen.But though absent, you have moved here entirely: so great a store of provisions, both from town and country, has been offered me in your name, all of which, shamelessly, I nevertheless accepted. Ep. 6.28.2Nam mē tuī ut ita facerem rogābant, et verēbar nē et mihi et illīs īrāscerēris, sī nōn fēcissem.For your people kept asking me to do so, and I was afraid you would be angry both with me and with them if I did not. Ep. 6.28.2In posterum nisi adhibueritis modum ego adhibēbō;In future, if you do not observe moderation, I shall; Ep. 6.28.2et iam tuīs dēnūntiāvī, sī rūrsus tam multa attulissent, omnia relātūrōs.and I have already warned your people that, if they brought so much again, they would carry it all back. Ep. 6.28.3Dīcēs oportēre mē tuīs rēbus ut meīs ūtī.You will say that I ought to use your things as if they were mine.

Ep. 6.28.3Etiam: sed perinde illīs ac meīs parcō.Yes: but I am as sparing with them as with my own. Ep. 6.28.3Valē.Farewell.

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Grammar in this passage: indirect statement ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (64 words)
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusknow
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.what?
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
causa, -ae, f.cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
impedīmentum, -ī n.hindrance; (pl.) baggage
sī quō minus (adv. phrase)if it were otherwise, if not
praecurrō, -ere, -cucurrī, -cursumrun ahead, hurry on before
adventus, -ūs, m.approach, arrival
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
sed, conj.but
quamquam, conj.however much, although
absēns, -entisabsent, away
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
hūc, adv.to this place, hither
migrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātummove, change one's home
tantum, adv.so much or far, only
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
cōpia, -ae, f.supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops
quā, adv.in which place, where
urbānus, -a, -umof the city (Rome), urban
rūsticus, -a, -umrural, of the country
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātusbear to, proffer, offer
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
omnis, -eall, every
improbē (adv.)wickedly, shamelessly; immoderately
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
tamen, adv.however, yet, nevertheless
nam, conj.for
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusask
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
vereor, -ērī, -itusfear
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
īrāscor, īrāscī, īrātusbe angry
sī, conj.if
nōn, adv.not
posterus, -a, -umfollowing, next
nisi, conj.if not, unless
adhibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitushold to, employ, show
modus, -ī, m.way, manner
iam, adv.now, already
dēnūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumannounce, declare; warn
rūrsus, adv.again
tam, adv.so
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
adferō, adferre, attulī, adlātusbear to, bring
referō, referre, rettulī, relātusbring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal)it is right, it is necessary
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
ūtor, ūtī, ūsususe
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
perinde (adv.)in the same way, equally; haud perinde: not so much
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
parcō, -ere, pepercī, parsūrusspare, show mercy to (+ dat.)
valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrusbe strong or effectual, have effect, prevail
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