Ep. 7.8.1Exprimere nōn possum, quam iūcundum sit mihi quod Sāturnīnus noster summās tibi apud mē grātiās aliīs super aliās epistulīs agit.I cannot express how pleasant it is to me that our friend Saturninus, in letter after letter, expresses to me the warmest thanks to you. Ep. 7.8.2Perge ut coepistī, virumque optimum quam familiārissimē dīlige, magnam voluptātem ex amīcitiā eius perceptūrus nec ad breve tempus.Go on as you have begun, and love this excellent man as intimately as you can, for you will gain great pleasure from his friendship, and not for a short time. Ep. 7.8.3Nam cum omnibus virtūtibus abundat, tum hāc praecipuē, quod habet maximam in amōre cōnstantiam.For while he abounds in all the virtues, he does so above all in this one, that he has the greatest constancy in affection. Ep. 7.8.3Valē.Farewell.
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Pliny · Epistulae VII
Pliny, Letter 7.8
Saturninus' gratitude
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| exprimō, -primere, -pressī, -pressus | press out |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| iūcundus, -a, -um | sweet, pleasant |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| noster, -tra, -trum | our |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| apud, prep, with acc. | among, with |
| grātia, -ae, f. | favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.) | over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| agō, agere, ēgī, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
| pergō, -ere, perrēxī, perrēctum | go on, press on |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action) | have begun, began |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| familiāriter, adv. | on intimate terms, closely |
| dīligō, -ere, -lēxī, -lēctus | love, value highly |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| voluptās, -tātis, f. | pleasure |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| amīcitia, -ae f. | friendship, alliance |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| percipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | feel |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| brevis, -e | short |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| nam, conj. | for |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| abundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | overflow; have plenty of, abound in (+ abl.) |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| praecipuē, adv. | especially |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| amor, -ōris, m. | love |
| cōnstantia, -ae f. | steadiness, firmness |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |
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