Ep. 9.18.1Quā intentiōne, quō studiō, quā dēnique memoriā lēgerīs libellōs meōs, epistula tua ostendit.With what attention, with what eagerness, and indeed with what memory you have read my little books, your letter shows. Ep. 9.18.1Ipse igitur exhibēs negōtium tibi quī ēlicis et invītās, ut quam plūrima commūnicāre tēcum velim.So you are making work for yourself, since you draw me out and invite me to want to share as much as possible with you. Ep. 9.18.2Faciam, per partēs tamen et quasi dīgesta, nē istam ipsam memoriam, cui grātiās agō, assiduitāte et cōpiā turbem onerātamque et quasi oppressam cōgam plūribus singula posteriōribus priōra dīmittere.I shall do so, but in parts and, as it were, in portions, so as not to disturb that very memory for which I thank you with constant and abundant supply, and force it, overloaded and as it were overwhelmed, to let go of single things for many, and earlier things for later. Ep. 9.18.2Valē.Farewell.
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Pliny · Epistulae IX
Pliny, Letter 9.18
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| quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj. | what? |
| intentiō, -ōnis f. | close attention, concentration, effort |
| studium, -ī, n. | eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit |
| dēnique, adv. | lastly, finally |
| memoria, -ae, f. | memory |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
| libellus, -ī m. | little book; written document; libellus repudiī: certificate of divorce |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch out before, show, explain |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| exhibeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | show, display, present |
| negōtium, -ī, n. | business, matter; task, trouble, difficulty |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| ēliciō, -ere, -uī, -itus | lure out, draw out, entice |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| invītō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | invite |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| commūnicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | share; in the Gospels also: make common, make (ritually) unclean |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| pars, partis, f. | part, side, direction |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| quasi, conj. | as if |
| dīgerō, -ere, -gessī, -gestus | distribute, arrange; interpret |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| iste, ista, istud, dem. pron. | that of yours, that |
| 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 |
| assiduitās (adsiduitās), -ātis f. | constant presence, attendance; persistence |
| cōpia, -ae, f. | supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops |
| turbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | confuse, throw into disorder, disturb, trouble |
| onerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | load, burden |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| opprimō, -primere, -pressī, -pressus | press against, overpower, crush |
| cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctus | drive together, collect; compel |
| plūrēs, -a, plur. adj. | more, many, several |
| singulī, -ae, -a | one at a time, single |
| posterus, -a, -um | following, next |
| prior, prius | earlier, former; in front (priōrēs: those in front) |
| dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |
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