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Flashcards in 1.1 49-68 Deck (20)
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1
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Hoc mihi contingat. Sit dives iure, furorem

A

Let this befall me: May wealth be earned by one

2
Q

Qui maris et tristes ferre potest pluvias.

A

Who bears grim rain and seas that froth and foam.

3
Q

O quantum est auri pereat potiusque smaragdi,

A

O how much better that our gold and gems be lost

4
Q

Quam fleat ob nostras ulla puella vias.

A

Than any girl be crying on account of our journeys!

5
Q

Te bellare decet terra, Messalla, marique,

A

Mesalla, it is right you fight on land and sea

6
Q

Ut domus hostiles praeferat exuvias;

A

So spoils of war may decorate your home!

7
Q

Me retinent vinctum formosae vincla puellae,

A

Chains of a gorgeous girl restrain me, and I linger

8
Q

Et sedeo duras ianitor ante fores.

A

Like a doorman at her stubborn door.

9
Q

Non ego laudari curo, mea Delia; tecum

A

I want no praise, my Delia, if I am with you,

10
Q

Dum modo sim, quaeso segnis inersque vocer.

A

I’m asking to be labelled weak and dull.

11
Q

Te spectem, suprema mihi cum venerit hora,

A

May I behold you when my final hour comes;

12
Q

Te teneam moriens deficiente manu.

A

As I die, let me hold you as hands fail.

13
Q

Flebis et arsuro positum me, Delia, lecto,

A

Delia, when flames engulf my bier weep for me,

14
Q

Tristibus et lacrimis oscula mixta dabis.

A

And then you’ll mix your kisses with sad tears.

15
Q

Flebis: non tua sunt duro praecordia ferro

A

You’ll weep, for stubborn iron doesn’t wrap your breast,

16
Q

Vincta, neque in tenero stat tibi corde silex.

A

Nor is there flint inside your tender heart.

17
Q

Illo non iuvenis poterit de funere quisquam

A

Nobody, neither man nor maiden, could return

18
Q

Lumina, non virgo, sicca referre domum.

A

Home from that funeral and be dry-eyed.

19
Q

Tu manes ne laede meos, sed parce solutis

A

Do not do damage to my spirit! Delia, spare

20
Q

Crinibus et teneris, Delia, parce genis.

A

Your unbound hair and spare your tender cheeks.