Ep. 6.9.1Commendās mihi Iūlium Nāsōnem candidātum.You commend Julius Naso to me as a candidate. Ep. 6.9.1Nāsōnem mihi?Naso to me? Ep. 6.9.1quid sī mē ipsum?What if you commended me to myself? Ep. 6.9.1Ferō tamen et ignōscō.Still, I bear it and forgive you. Ep. 6.9.1Eundem enim commendāssem tibi, sī tē Rōmae morante ipse āfuissem.For I should have commended the same man to you, if you had been staying in Rome and I had been away. Ep. 6.9.2Habet hoc sollicitūdō, quod omnia necessāria putat.Anxiety has this quality, that it thinks everything necessary. Ep. 6.9.2Tū tamen cēnseō aliōs rogēs;Still, I suggest that you ask others; Ep. 6.9.2ego precum tuārum minister adiūtor particeps erō.I shall be the servant, helper and partner of your entreaties. Ep. 6.9.2Valē.Farewell.
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Pliny · Epistulae VI
Pliny, Letter 6.9
A needless recommendation of Naso
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| commendō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | entrust, commit; recommend |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| candidātus, -ī m. | candidate for office |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| sī, conj. | if |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | bear, bring |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ignōscō, -ere, ignōvī, ignōtum (+ dat.) | pardon, forgive |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| enim, conj. | for |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| moror, -ārī, -ātus | delay, linger, stay |
| absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrus | be away, be absent, be distant; be wanting |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| sollicitūdō, -tūdinis, f. | anxiety, care, apprehension |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| necessārius, -a, -um; as noun, -ī m. | necessary, critical; (noun) close friend, relative |
| putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | think |
| cēnseō, cēnsēre, cēnsuī, cēnsus | think, believe, consider |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| prex, precis f. (usu. pl.) | prayer, entreaty |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| minister, -trī m. | servant, attendant, helper |
| adiūtor, -ōris m. | helper, assistant |
| particeps, -cipis | sharing in, taking part in (+ gen.); as noun: partner |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |
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