Hora Finalis

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415     -     416     -     417

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This is from The Book of Sun-Dials by Mrs. Alfred Gatty [aka Margaret Scott Gatty], which you can read online at this University of Pennsylvania website.

Hora Finalis
Hora horis cedit, pereunt sic tempora nobis;
Ut tibi finalis sit bona, vive bene.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There is only one word in this poem that is not on the DCC list:

fīnālis, -e (fīnālis): last, final

bene: well
bonus -a -um: good
cēdō cēdere cessī cessum: yield
hōra -ae f.: hour
nōs nostrum/nostrī nobis nōs: we
pereō -īre -iī -itum: perish, be lost
sīc: in this manner, thus; sīc . . . ut: in the same way as
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tempus -oris n.: time
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
ut, uti: as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)
vīvō vīvere vīxī victum: live

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In Aeternos Dies

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412     -     413     -     414

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This is from The Book of Sun-Dials by Mrs. Alfred Gatty [aka Margaret Scott Gatty], which you can read online at this University of Pennsylvania website.

In Aeternos Dies
Ista velut tacito cursu dilabitur umbra,
Transit in aeternos sic tua vita dies.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There is only one word in this poem that is not on the DCC list:

dīlābor, dīlābī: fall apart, decay, melt away

aeternus -a -um: everlasting, eternal
cursus -ūs m.: course, advance
diēs diēī m./f.: day
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
iste ista istud: that, that of yours; adv. istīc or istūc: over there; istinc: from over there
sīc: in this manner, thus; sīc . . . ut: in the same way as
taceō -ēre -uī -itum: be silent; tacitus -a -um, silent
trānseō -īre -iī -itum: go across
tuus -a -um: your
umbra -ae f.: shade, shadow
velut: even as, just as
vīta -ae f.: life

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In Aeternos Dies

This is from The Book of Sun-Dials by Mrs. Alfred Gatty [aka Margaret Scott Gatty], which you can read online at this University of Pennsylvania website.

In Aeternos Dies
Ista velut tacito cursu dilabitur umbra,
Transit in aeternos sic tua vita dies.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There is only one word in this poem that is not on the DCC list:

dīlābor, dīlābī: fall apart, decay, melt away

aeternus -a -um: everlasting, eternal
cursus -ūs m.: course, advance
diēs diēī m./f.: day
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
iste ista istud: that, that of yours; adv. istīc or istūc: over there; istinc: from over there
sīc: in this manner, thus; sīc . . . ut: in the same way as
taceō -ēre -uī -itum: be silent; tacitus -a -um, silent
trānseō -īre -iī -itum: go across
tuus -a -um: your
umbra -ae f.: shade, shadow
velut: even as, just as
vīta -ae f.: life

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Pereunt Omnia

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108     -     109     -     110

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Pereunt Omnia
Quod fuit, est, et erit, periit spatio brevis horae;
   Ergo parum refert esse, fuisse, fore.

Source: The Book of Sun-Dials (ed. Gatty, Eden, and Lloyd). Meter: Elegiac. Note the special idiom: rē fert, written rēfert, meaning that "it matters, it is of importance" (not to be confused with the compound verb refert.

That which was, is and will be (quod fuit, est, et erit) has perished (periit) in the space of a brief hour (spatio brevis horae); therefore it matters little (ergo refert parum) to be, to have been, to be in the future (esse, fuisse fore).

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. All the words in this poem are on that list:

brevis -e: short, shallow, brief; adv. breviter
ergo: therefore
et: and
ferō ferre tulī lātum: bear, carry
hōra -ae f.: hour
parum: too little
pereō -īre -iī -itum: perish, be lost
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
rēs reī f.: thing (rēs pūblica, commonwealth; rēs familiāris, family property, estate; rēs mīlitāris, art of war; rēs novae, revolution)
spatium -iī n.: space
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist

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Sic Vita Fugit

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473     -     474     -     475

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This is from The Book of Sun-Dials by Mrs. Alfred Gatty [aka Margaret Scott Gatty], which you can read online at this University of Pennsylvania website.

Sic Vita Fugit
Cur tibi spem vitae longos producis in annos?
Ut momentum horae, sic tua vita fugit.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

mōmentum (mōmentī, n.): movement, moment
prōdūcō, prōdūcere: bring forth, produce, stretch out

annus -ī m.: year
cūr: why?
fugiō fugere fūgī fugitum: flee, escape
hōra -ae f.: hour
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
longus -a -um: long, far; longē: far, far off
sīc: in this manner, thus; sīc . . . ut: in the same way as
spēs speī f.: hope
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
tuus -a -um: your
ut, uti: as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)
vīta -ae f.: life

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Oracula Solis

This is from The Book of Sun-Dials by Mrs. Alfred Gatty [aka Margaret Scott Gatty], which you can read online at this University of Pennsylvania website.

Oracula Solis
Si nescis, hospes, sunt hic oracula Phoebi;
Consule, respondent hoc tibi: disce mori.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

ōrāculum (ōrāculī, n.): oracle, divine pronouncement
Phoebus (Phoebī, m.): Phoebus Apollo, sun god, the sun

cōnsulō -sulere -suluī -sultum: consult, plan
discō -ere didicī: learn
hic haec hoc: this; hōc: on this account
hīc: here; hinc: from here
hospes hospitis m.: guest, guest-friend; stranger; host
morior morī mortuus sum: die
nesciō -scīre: not know, be ignorant
respondeō -spondēre -spondī -spōnsum: answer
sī: if
sōl sōlis m.: sun
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)

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Hora Volat

This is from The Book of Sun-Dials by Mrs. Alfred Gatty [aka Margaret Scott Gatty], which you can read online at this University of Pennsylvania website.

Hora Volat
Prima fuit, praesens volat, ultima quando sonabit
Haec latet; imprudens ergo, caveto tibi.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

imprūdens (imprūdentis): foolish, reckless
volō, volāre: fly

caveō cavēre cāvī cautum: be on guard, beware
ergo: therefore
hic haec hoc: this; hōc: on this account
hōra -ae f.: hour
praesēns -ntis: present, in person, ready
prīmus -a -um: first; adv. prīmum: at first, firstly
quandō: when?; since; si quando: if ever
sonō sonāre sonuī sonitum: sound, resound
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
ūltimus -a -um: farthest, final, last, ultimate

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Saecula Fugiunt

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484     -     485     -     486

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This is from The Book of Sun-Dials by Mrs. Alfred Gatty [aka Margaret Scott Gatty], which you can read online at this University of Pennsylvania website.

Saecula Fugiunt
Saecula sic fugiunt, sic lux, sic umbra, theatrum
Donec stelligerum clauserit una dies.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

stelliger, stelligera, stelligerum: star-bearing, starry
theātrum (theātrī, n.): playhouse, theater

claudō claudere clausī clausum: close, shut
diēs diēī m./f.: day
dōnec: until
fugiō fugere fūgī fugitum: flee, escape
lūx lūcis f.: light of day
saeculum -ī n.: generation, age, century
sīc: in this manner, thus; sīc . . . ut: in the same way as
umbra -ae f.: shade, shadow
ūnus -a -um: one

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Umbra Fugax

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472     -     473     -     474

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This is from The Book of Sun-Dials by Mrs. Alfred Gatty [aka Margaret Scott Gatty], which you can read online at this University of Pennsylvania website.

Umbra Fugax
Itque reditque viam constans quam suspicis umbra;
Umbra fugax homines non reditura sumus.

The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:

fugax (fugācis): swift, fleeting, transitory
suspiciō, suspicere: look up at

cōnstō -stāre -stitī: agree; constat, it is established that (+ infin.)
eo īre iī/īvī itum: go
homo hominis m.: human being
que (enclitic) - and
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
redeō -īre -iī -itum: go back, return
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
umbra -ae f.: shade, shadow
via -ae f.: way, street

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