Dum Colo Feminam, Hoc Fio
Non ego turpe putem deducere mollia fila:
Vidimus Herculeas pensa decere manus.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are only three words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
fīlum, fīlī n. - thread
Herculeus -a -um - Herculean, belonging to Hercules
pensum, pensī n. - weight, task, duty
colō colere coluī cultum: inhabit, cultivate
decet decēre decuīt: it becomes, it behooves (+ acc. of person, or infinitive)
dēdūcō -dūcere -dūxī -ductum: launch, lead away
dum: while (+ indic.); until (+ subj.); provided that (+ subj.)
ego meī mihi mē: I, me
fēmina -ae f.: woman
fīō fierī factus sum: become
hic haec hoc: this; hōc: on this account
manus -ūs m.: hand; band of men
mollis -e: soft, yielding, gentle
nōn: not
putō -āre: think, suppose
turpis -e: ugly, unsightly; disgraceful
videō vidēre vīdī vīsum: see
