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24 Cards in this Set
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Ibam Via Sacra, ut soleo, cogitans de rebus meis.
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I was going on the Sacred Way, as I was accustomed, thinking about my affairs
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Occurit quidam notus mihi nomine tantum raptaque manu, "Quid agis?" ait.
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A certain man known only by name runs up to me, and having seized my hands, "How are you doing?" he says
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"Suaviter," inquam.
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"Sweetly" I said
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Cum ille sequeretur, ego, misere discedere quaerens, modo ibam celerius, modo consistebam.
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When that one follows, I, seeking terribly much to depart, at one time I was going quickly, at one time I was stopping.
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Ille loquebatur, vias et Romam laudans.
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That one was speaking, praising the rodes and Rome
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Ut illi nihil respondebam, "Misere cupis," inquit, "abire."
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Since I was responding nothing to that one, he says, "you desire terribly much to go away."
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"Eo ad aedes amici cuiusdam, longe trans Tiberim," inquam.
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I say "I am going to the house of this certain friend, far across the Tiber"
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"Nihil habeo quod agam et non sum piger; sequar te."
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"I have nothing to do, and I am not slow; I will follow you."
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Veneramus ad templum Vestae, quarta iam parte diei praeterita,
et ad litem illi respondendum erat; nisi hoc faciat, perdat litem. |
We had come to the Temple of Vesta already the fourth part of the day having passed and he had to answer at that law court; unless he did do this, eh would lose the law suit.
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"Si me amas," inquit, "mane hic ut me iuves!"
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"If you love me," he says, "remain here in order to help me."
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"Peream, si novi civilia iura," inquam.
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"I will perish, if I know the civil courts." I say
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.. "Quid faciam?" inquit
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"What will I do?" he says
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"Tene relinquam an litem?"
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"Am I supposed to abandon you or the law court?"
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"me."
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"me"
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"Non faciam."
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"I will not do it."
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Deinde Aristius Fuscus, mihi carus amicus, occurrit.
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Then Aristius Fustus, my dear friend, runs up.
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Manum eius rapio, nutans, distorquens oculos, ut me
eripiat. |
I seize his friend, nodding, distorting my eyes, as he seizes me.
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"Certe habes aliquid quod vis loqui mecum,"
inquam. |
"Certainly you have something because you wish to discuss with me," I say.
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"Memini bene, sed meliore tempore dicam; ignosces;
necesse est mihi abire." |
"I remember it well, but I will speak at a better time; forgive me; it is neccessary for me to go away."
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Fugit et me sub cultro relinquit.
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He flees and leaves me under the knife.
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Deinde occurrit illi adversarius: "Quo tu turpissime abis?"
magna voce clamat, et "Licet te antestari?" |
Then the opponet runs up to that one, "Where are you going away so shamefully?" he calls out in a great voice, and "Is it permitted for me to call you as a witness?"
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Ego oppono auriculam.
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I offer my earlobe
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Rapit illum in ius.
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He takes it in justice.
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Sic me servavit Apollo.
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Thus Apollo saved me.
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