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19 Cards in this Set
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Hesterno, Licini, die otiosi |
Yesterday, Lincinius a day of leisure |
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multum lusimus in meis tabellis |
we played many [things] in my little books |
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ut convenerat esse delicatos. |
as it had been agreed to be witty [or "that they were witty] |
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scribens versiculos uterque nostrum |
each of us writing little verses |
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lubebat numero modo hoc modo illoc |
[and each] was playing now with this metre, now with that |
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reddens mutua per iocum atque vinum. |
returning mutual [verses] through humour and wine |
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atque illinc abii tuo lepore incensus, Licini, facetiisque |
and I went away from that place having been set aflame by your charm, Licinius, and your wits |
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ut nec me miserum cibus iuvaret |
so that food was not benefitting/nourishing miserable me, |
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nec sommnus tegeret quiete ocellos, |
nor was sleep covering my little eyes with quite |
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sed toto indomitus furore |
but wild in my madness, across my whole bed |
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versarer cupiens videre lucem, |
I was being tossed, wanting to see the daylight |
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ut tecum loquerer simulque ut essem. |
so that I could speak with you and be [with you] at the same time. |
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at defessa labore membra postquam |
But after my limbs, tried from exertion, |
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semimortua lectulo iacebat, |
were lying, half dead, on the bed |
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hoc, iucunde, tibi poema feci, |
I created this poem for you, delightful one [i.e. friend] |
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ex quo perspiceres meum dolorem |
From which you may understand my anguish. |
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nunc audax cave sis, precesque nostras, oramus, cave despuas, ocelle, |
Now, beware [lest] you may be bold/daring prayers, my little eye [i.e. apple of my eye] |
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ne poenas Nemesis reposcat a te. |
lest Nemesis demand punishments/penalties from you |
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est vehemens dea: laedere hanc caveto |
She is a powerful goddess: beware [not] to offend her. |
