Showing posts with label Muret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muret. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Bacchus Fonti Impositus
This distich comes from the Iuvenilia of Marcus Antonius Muretus which you can find online at Google Books. The distich plays with the legend that Dionysus, while still an infant in his mother's womb, was blasted by the fire of Zeus' lightning bolt; you can read the story of Zeus and Semele at Wikipedia.
Bacchus Fonti Impositus
Nondum natus eram, cum me prope perdidit ignis;
Ex illo fontes tempore Bacchus amo.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. All the words are on the DCC list except for one proper name:
I was not yet born (nondum natus eram) when the fire (cum ignis) almost killed me (prope perdidit me); from that time (ex illo tempore) I, Bacchus (Bacchus) love fountains (amo fontes).
Bacchus - Bacchus, Dionysus, god of wine
amo -āre: to love
cum: with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)
ego me mihi mē: I, me
ex, ē: out of, from (+ abl.)
fōns, fontis f.: spring, fountain
īgnis -is m.: fire
ille, illa, illud: that
impōno -ere -posuī -positum: put in, put on, impose, levy upon
nāscor nāscī nātus sum: be born; nātus, son
nōndum: not yet
perdo -ere -didī -ditum: destroy
prope: near, next; (comp.) propior, (superl.) proximus; (adv.) propē, nearly, almost
tempus -oris n.: time
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Deum Nihil Latet
Deum Nihil Latet
Si quid forte mali aut facias, aut mente volutes,
Ut lateas homines, certe Deus omnia cernet.
Source: Marcus Antonius Muretus (1526-1585), Juvenilia. Meter: Dactylic Hexameter.
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:
If perchance (si forte) you either do (aut facias) or ponder doing (aut mente volutes) something bad (quid mali) such that you escape people's notice (ut lateas homines), for sure God (certe Deus) sees all things (omnia cernet).
volūtō, volūtāre: revolve in the mind, consider
aliquis -quae -quod: some, any; si quis, si quid: anyone who, anything that
aut: or
cerno cernere crēvī crētum: discern, separate
certus -a -um: sure, fixed; certē, certainly, surely
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
facio facere fēcī factum: do, make
fors, fortis f.: chance
homo hominis m.: human being
lateo -ēre latuī: lie hidden, be hidden
malus -a -um: evil
mēns mentis f.: mind
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
sī: if
ut, uti: as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)
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Contentus, Meliora Require
Contentus, Meliora Require
Fac contentus eo, quod contigit, usque fruaris:
Sic tamen, ut nunquam meliora requirere parcas.
Source: Marcus Antonius Muretus (1526-1585), Juvenilia. Meter: Dactylic Hexameter. The idea here is to satisfied with what you have - but don't be complacent! You always have to be on the look-out for something better, too.
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:
requīrō, requīrere: seek again, search for, demand
contineō -tinēre -tinuī -tentum: contain, restrain
contingō -tingere -tigī -tactum: touch, be contiguous to
faciō facere fēcī factum: do, make
fruor fruī frūctus sum: enjoy
is ea id: he, she, it
melior -ius: better
numquam: never
parcō parcere pepercī: spare, be sparing of (+ dat.)
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
sīc: in this manner, thus; sīc . . . ut: in the same way as
tamen: nevertheless, still
ūsque: up to; continuously
ut, uti: as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)
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Verbera non metuet...
This is from the Institutio Puerilis of Marc Antoni Muret (1526-1585); you can read the book at GoogleBooks.
Verbera non metuet, metuet qui iussa magistri:
Haec qui contemnet, merito miser illa timebit.
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:
verber, verberis n. - lash, whip, scourge
contemno -ere -tempsī -temptum: despise, scorn, disdain
hic, haec, hoc: this; hōc, on this account
ille, illa, illud: that
iubeo -ēre iūssī iūssum: bid, order
magister, magistrī m.: master, chief
mereo -ēre meruī meritum: deserve, merit; serve as a soldier
metuo -ere metuī: to fear, to dread
miser misera miserum: wretched, pitiable
nōn: not
qui, quae, quod: who, which, what; quis quid: who? what? which?
timeo -ēre -uī: to fear, to dread
Verbera non metuet, metuet qui iussa magistri:
Haec qui contemnet, merito miser illa timebit.
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:
verber, verberis n. - lash, whip, scourge
contemno -ere -tempsī -temptum: despise, scorn, disdain
hic, haec, hoc: this; hōc, on this account
ille, illa, illud: that
iubeo -ēre iūssī iūssum: bid, order
magister, magistrī m.: master, chief
mereo -ēre meruī meritum: deserve, merit; serve as a soldier
metuo -ere metuī: to fear, to dread
miser misera miserum: wretched, pitiable
nōn: not
qui, quae, quod: who, which, what; quis quid: who? what? which?
timeo -ēre -uī: to fear, to dread
Nec cuivis sapiens....
This is from the Institutio Puerilis of Marc Antoni Muret (1526-1585); you can read the book at GoogleBooks.
Nec cuivis sapiens, nec nulli credere debet;
Fallitur alter saepe, fidem sibi detrahit alter.
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:
dētraho -here, dētraxī, dētractum - drag away, remove, withdraw
alter altera alterum: other of two
crēdo -ere crēdidī crēditum: believe
dēbeo -ēre dēbuī dēbitum: owe, be obliged
fallo fallere fefellī falsum: deceive
fidēs -eī f.: trust, faith
neque, nec: and not, nor; neque . . . neque, neither . . . nor
nūllus -a -um: not any, no one
quī- quae- quidvīs: any one you please, no matter what
saepe: often
sapiens -ntis: wise, sensible
sui, sibi, sē: him- her- itself
Nec cuivis sapiens, nec nulli credere debet;
Fallitur alter saepe, fidem sibi detrahit alter.
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:
dētraho -here, dētraxī, dētractum - drag away, remove, withdraw
alter altera alterum: other of two
crēdo -ere crēdidī crēditum: believe
dēbeo -ēre dēbuī dēbitum: owe, be obliged
fallo fallere fefellī falsum: deceive
fidēs -eī f.: trust, faith
neque, nec: and not, nor; neque . . . neque, neither . . . nor
nūllus -a -um: not any, no one
quī- quae- quidvīs: any one you please, no matter what
saepe: often
sapiens -ntis: wise, sensible
sui, sibi, sē: him- her- itself
Inprimis venerare Deum...
This is from the Institutio Puerilis of Marc Antoni Muret (1526-1585); you can read the book at GoogleBooks. The phrase in loco parentis even has its own Wikipedia article!
Inprimis venerare Deum, venerare parentes:
Et quos ipsa loco tibi dat natura parentum.
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:
veneror, -ārī - honor, venerate, revere
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
do dare dedī datum: give
et: and
in: in, on (+ abl.); into onto (+ acc)
ipse, ipsa, ipsum: him- her- itself
locus -ī m.: place; loca (n. pl.) region
nātūra -ae f.: nature
parēns -ntis m./f.: parent
prīmus -a -um: first
qui, quae, quod: who, which, what; quis quid: who? what? which?
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
Virtutis Amor, Non Opum Studium
Virtutis Amor, Non Opum Studium
Semper opum studio praefer virtutis amorem;
Non opibus virtus, sed opes virtute parantur.
Source: Marcus Antonius Muretus (1526-1585), Juvenilia. Meter: Dactylic Hexameter. Note the wonderful chiastic inversions in the second line: opibus virtus || opes virtute, where there is a chiastic arrangement of the cases (ablative-nominative || nominative-ablative), while the words themselves are in the same order.
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:
praeferō, praeferre: put before, prefer
amor -ōris m.: love
nōn: not
ops opis f.: assistance, resources
paro -āre: prepare, acquire; parātus -a -um, ready
sed: but
semper: always, ever
studium -ī n.: eagerness, zeal
virtūs -ūtis f.: valor, manliness, virtue
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Lingua Una, Aures Duae
Lingua Una, Aures Duae
Ut nos pauca loqui, plura autem audire moneret,
Linguam unam natura, duas dedit omnibus aures.
Source: Marcus Antonius Muretus (1526-1585), Juvenilia. Meter: Dactylic Hexameter. I have seen the aphorism attributed both to Zeno of Citium and also to Epictetus; I am not sure of an Epictetus citation (even though it is widely repeated on the Internet), but the source for the Zeno attribution is Diogenes Laertius: διὰ τοῦτο δύο ὦτα ἔχομεν, στόμα δὲ ἕν, ἵνα πλείονα μὲν ἀκούωμεν, ἥττονα δὲ λέγωμεν.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. All the words in this poem are on that list:
In order to warn us (ut moneret nos) to speak little (loqui pauca) but to listen to more (autem audire plura), nature has given to everyone (natura dedit omnibus) one tongue (unam linguam), two ears (duas aures).
audiō -īre -īvī/-iī -itum: hear, listen to
auris -is f.: ear
autem: moreover, but, however
dō dare dedī datum: give
duo: two
lingua -ae f.: tongue; language
loquor loquī locūtus sum: speak, talk
moneō monēre monuī monitum: warn, advise
nātūra -ae f.: nature
nōs nostrum/nostrī nobis nōs: we
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
paucī -ae -a: few
plūs plūris n.: a greater amount or number, more
ūnus -a -um: one
ut, uti: as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)
Aliis Prodesse
Aliis Prodesse
Si prodesse aliis studeas, tibi proderis ipsi;
At nisi ames alios, et te quoque nullus amabit.
Source: Marcus Antonius Muretus (1526-1585), Juvenilia. Meter: Dactylic Hexameter. Note the adverbial use of et in this phrase: et te, "you too, you as well."
If you strive (si studeas) to benefit others (prodesse aliis), you will benefit yourself (proderis tibi ipsi) but if you do not love others (at nisi ames alios) no one will love (nullus amabit) you likewise (et te quoque).
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. All the words in this poem are on that list:
alius -a -um: other, another
amo -āre: to love
at: but, but yet
et: and
ipse, ipsa, ipsum: him- her- itself
nisi/nī: if not, unless
nūllus -a -um: not any, no one
prōsum -desse -fuī: be of use, do good, help (+ dat.)
quoque: also, too
sī: if
studeo -ēre -uī: be eager, be zealous, care for (+ dat.)
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
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Scire cupis quae sit...
This is from the Institutio Puerilis of Marc Antoni Muret (1526-1585); you can read the book at GoogleBooks.
Scire cupis, quae sit famae via certa parandae?
Talem te praesta, qualem te poscis haberi.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. All the words in this poem are on that list:
certus -a -um: sure, fixed; certē, certainly, surely
cupio -ere -īvī -ītum: desire
fāma -ae f.: rumor, fame
paro -āre: prepare, acquire; parātus -a -um, ready
praesto -stāre -stitī -stitum: excel, exhibit
qui, quae, quod: who, which, what; quis quid: who? what? which?
scio -īre -īvī/-iī -ītum: know
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tālis tale: such
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
via -ae f.: way, street
Scire cupis, quae sit famae via certa parandae?
Talem te praesta, qualem te poscis haberi.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. All the words in this poem are on that list:
certus -a -um: sure, fixed; certē, certainly, surely
cupio -ere -īvī -ītum: desire
fāma -ae f.: rumor, fame
paro -āre: prepare, acquire; parātus -a -um, ready
praesto -stāre -stitī -stitum: excel, exhibit
qui, quae, quod: who, which, what; quis quid: who? what? which?
scio -īre -īvī/-iī -ītum: know
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tālis tale: such
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
via -ae f.: way, street
Nil facito quod turpe
This is from the Institutio Puerilis of Marc Antoni Muret (1526-1585); you can read the book at GoogleBooks.
Nil facito, quod turpe putes fecisse videri,
Et cura, ut multis tibi sis pro testibus ipse.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. All the words in this poem are on that list:
cūrō -āre: care for (+ acc.)
et: and
faciō facere fēcī factum: do, make
ipse ipsa ipsum: him- her- itself
multus -a -um: much, many; multō, by far
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
prō: for, on behalf of, in proportion to (+abl.)
putō -āre: think, suppose
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
testis -is m.: witness
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
turpis -e: ugly, unsightly; disgraceful
ut, uti: as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)
videō vidēre vīdī vīsum: see
Nil facito, quod turpe putes fecisse videri,
Et cura, ut multis tibi sis pro testibus ipse.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. All the words in this poem are on that list:
cūrō -āre: care for (+ acc.)
et: and
faciō facere fēcī factum: do, make
ipse ipsa ipsum: him- her- itself
multus -a -um: much, many; multō, by far
nihil, nīl: nothing; not at all
prō: for, on behalf of, in proportion to (+abl.)
putō -āre: think, suppose
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
testis -is m.: witness
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
turpis -e: ugly, unsightly; disgraceful
ut, uti: as (+ indic.); so that, with the result that (+ subj.)
videō vidēre vīdī vīsum: see
Monday, June 4, 2012
Adspiret tantum coeptis...
This is from the Institutio Puerilis of Marc Antoni Muret (1526-1585); you can read the book at GoogleBooks.
Adspiret tantum coeptis Deus: omnia cuius
Consilio aeterno et certa ratione reguntur.
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:
adspīro, -āre - breathe upon, favor, assist, desire
aeternus -a -um: everlasting, eternal
certus -a -um: sure, fixed; certē, certainly, surely
coepī coepisse, coeptus: have begun
cōnsilium -ī n.: plan; council, group of advisors
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
et: and
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
qui, quae, quod: who, which, what; quis quid: who? what? which?
ratio -ōnis f.: method, plan, reason
rego regere rēxī rectum: guide, rule
tantus -a -um: so great, so much; tantum, only
Adspiret tantum coeptis Deus: omnia cuius
Consilio aeterno et certa ratione reguntur.
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:
adspīro, -āre - breathe upon, favor, assist, desire
aeternus -a -um: everlasting, eternal
certus -a -um: sure, fixed; certē, certainly, surely
coepī coepisse, coeptus: have begun
cōnsilium -ī n.: plan; council, group of advisors
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
et: and
omnis -e: all, every, as a whole
qui, quae, quod: who, which, what; quis quid: who? what? which?
ratio -ōnis f.: method, plan, reason
rego regere rēxī rectum: guide, rule
tantus -a -um: so great, so much; tantum, only
Friday, July 29, 2011
Discere Multa
This distich comes from the Iuvenilia of Marcus Antonius Muretus which you can find online at Google Books.
Discere Multa
Disce libens; quid dulcius est quam discere multa?
Discentem comitantur opes, comitantur honores.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
comitor, comitārī: accompany
libens (libentis): willing, glad
discō -ere didicī: learn
dulcis -e: sweet
honor -ōris m.: honor, glory; office, post
multus -a -um: much, many; multō, by far
ops opis f.: assistance, resources
quam: how?; (after comparative) than
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
Discere Multa
Disce libens; quid dulcius est quam discere multa?
Discentem comitantur opes, comitantur honores.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
comitor, comitārī: accompany
libens (libentis): willing, glad
discō -ere didicī: learn
dulcis -e: sweet
honor -ōris m.: honor, glory; office, post
multus -a -um: much, many; multō, by far
ops opis f.: assistance, resources
quam: how?; (after comparative) than
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
Ne Iterum
This distich comes from the Iuvenilia of Marcus Antonius Muretus which you can find online at Google Books.
Ne Iterum
Si quis te obiurget, male cum quid feceris, illi
Gratiam habe et ne iterum queat obiurgare caveto.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
obiurgo, obiurgāre: scold, reproach
queō, quīre: be able, can
aliquis -quae -quod: some, any; si quis, si quid: anyone who, anything that
caveō cavēre cāvī cautum: be on guard, beware
cum: with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)
et: and
faciō facere fēcī factum: do, make
grātia -ae f.: favor, influence, gratitude
habeō habēre habuī habitum: have, hold
ille illa illud: that
iterum: again
malus -a -um: bad, evil; male: (adv.) badly
nē: lest, that not
sī: if
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
Ne Iterum
Si quis te obiurget, male cum quid feceris, illi
Gratiam habe et ne iterum queat obiurgare caveto.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
obiurgo, obiurgāre: scold, reproach
queō, quīre: be able, can
aliquis -quae -quod: some, any; si quis, si quid: anyone who, anything that
caveō cavēre cāvī cautum: be on guard, beware
cum: with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)
et: and
faciō facere fēcī factum: do, make
grātia -ae f.: favor, influence, gratitude
habeō habēre habuī habitum: have, hold
ille illa illud: that
iterum: again
malus -a -um: bad, evil; male: (adv.) badly
nē: lest, that not
sī: if
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
Labor et Quies
This distich comes from the Iuvenilia of Marcus Antonius Muretus which you can find online at Google Books.
Labor et Quies
Si tibi grata quies, iuvenis ne parce labori;
Dux ad honoratam est homini labor ipse quietem.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
honōrātus, -a, -um: respected, honored
quies (quiētis, f.): calm, rest, quiet
ad: to, up to, towards (+acc.)
dux ducis m./f.: leader, general
grātus -a -um: pleasant; grateful
homo hominis m.: human being
ipse ipsa ipsum: him- her- itself
iuvenis -is m.: youth
labor -ōris m.: toil, exertion
nē: lest, that not
parcō parcere pepercī: spare, be sparing of (+ dat.)
sī: if
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
Labor et Quies
Si tibi grata quies, iuvenis ne parce labori;
Dux ad honoratam est homini labor ipse quietem.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
honōrātus, -a, -um: respected, honored
quies (quiētis, f.): calm, rest, quiet
ad: to, up to, towards (+acc.)
dux ducis m./f.: leader, general
grātus -a -um: pleasant; grateful
homo hominis m.: human being
ipse ipsa ipsum: him- her- itself
iuvenis -is m.: youth
labor -ōris m.: toil, exertion
nē: lest, that not
parcō parcere pepercī: spare, be sparing of (+ dat.)
sī: if
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
tū tuī tibi tē: you (sing.)
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