Ep. 9.38.1Ego vērō Rūfum nostrum laudō, nōn quia tū ut ita facerem petīstī sed quia est ille dignissimus.I do indeed praise our friend Rufus, not because you asked me to do so but because he is most deserving of it. Ep. 9.38.1Lēgī enim librum omnibus numerīs absolūtum, cui multum apud mē grātiae amor ipsīus adiēcit.For I have read his book, perfect in every respect, to which my love for the man himself added much favour in my eyes. Ep. 9.38.1Iūdicāvī tamen;Yet I did judge it; Ep. 9.38.1neque enim sōlī iūdicant quī malignē legunt.for it is not only those who read with malice who judge. Ep. 9.38.1Valē.Farewell.
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Pliny · Epistulae IX
Pliny, Letter 9.38
Praise for Rufus' book
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| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| vērō, adv. | in truth, indeed; however |
| noster, -tra, -trum | our |
| laudō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | praise |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| quia (conj.) | because |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
| sed, conj. | but |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| dignus, -a, -um (+ abl.) | worthy (of), deserving |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
| enim, conj. | for |
| liber, librī m. | book; record |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| numerus, -ī, m. | number |
| absolvō, -ere, -solvī, -solūtus | release, set free; acquit (of: gen.) |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| multum, -ī, n. | much |
| 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 |
| amor, -ōris, m. | love |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| adiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw to, throw, hurl |
| iūdicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | judge, decide |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| sōlus, -a, -um | alone |
| malignē (adv.) | grudgingly, stingily; spitefully |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |
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