Ep. 6.3.1Grātiās agō, quod agellum quem nūtrīcī meae dōnāveram colendum suscēpistī.Thank you for taking on the cultivation of the little farm I had given to my nurse. Ep. 6.3.1Erat, cum dōnārem, centum mīlium nummum;When I gave it, it was worth a hundred thousand sesterces; Ep. 6.3.1posteā dēcrēscente reditū etiam pretium minuit, quod nunc tē cūrante reparābit.afterwards, as its yield decreased, its value also fell, but now, under your care, it will recover. Ep. 6.3.2Tū modo meminerīs commendārī tibi ā mē nōn arborēs et terram, quamquam haec quoque, sed mūnusculum meum, quod esse quam frūctuōsissimum nōn illīus magis interest quae accēpit, quam meā quī dedī.Only remember that what I am entrusting to you is not trees and land, although these too, but my little gift, and that it should be as fruitful as possible matters no more to her who received it than to me who gave it. Ep. 6.3.2Valē.Farewell.
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Pliny · Epistulae VI
Pliny, Letter 6.3
The nurse's little farm
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| grātia, -ae, f. | favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| agellus, -ī m. | small field, little farm |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| nūtrīx, -īcis f. | nurse |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| dōnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | give; present (someone with something) |
| colō, colere, coluī, cultus | till, cultivate; inhabit; worship |
| suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | undertake |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| centum, indecl. adj. | one hundred |
| mīlle, indecl. adj. | a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands; |
| nummus, -ī, m. | coin |
| posteā, adv. | after this, afterwards |
| dēcrēscō, -ere, -crēvī, -crētum | grow less, decrease, go down |
| reditus, -ūs, m. | return |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| pretium, -ī, n. | price, charge |
| minuō, -ere, minuī, minūtum | lessen, reduce |
| nunc, adv. | now |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| cūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | take care of; (+ gerundive) have something done |
| reparō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | restore, make good; get in exchange |
| modo, adv. | only |
| meminī, meminisse | remember |
| commendō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | entrust, commit; recommend |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| arbor, -oris, f. | tree |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| terra, -ae, f. | land, earth |
| quamquam, conj. | however much, although |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| sed, conj. | but |
| mūnusculum, -ī n. | small gift, little present |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| frūctuōsus, -a, -um | fruitful, productive |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| magis, comp. adv. | more, rather |
| intersum, -esse, -fuī, -futūrus | be or lie between |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |
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