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Pliny, Letters 4.19, To Calpurnia Hispulla, his wife’s aunt – lines 16-19his ex causis est mihi spes certissima, perpetuam nobisconcordiam maioremque in dies futuram esse. illa enimdiligit non aetatem meam aut corpus, quae paulatimoccidunt ac senescunt, sed gloriam meam.16 hic, haec, hoc - thisex - for; out ofcausa, causae, f. - reasonsum, esse, fui - beego, mei - I, mespes, spei, f. - hopecertus, certa, certum - certainperpetuus, perpetua, perpetuum -everlasting, unendingnos - we, us17 concordia, concordiae, f. - harmonymaior, maius - greater, more substantial-que - andin - indies, diei, m. - future; daysum, esse, fui - beille, illa, illud - he, she, itenim - for18 diligo, diligere, dilexi, dilectus - lovenon - notaetas, aetatis, f. - agemeus, mea, meum - myaut - orcorpus, corporis, n. - bodyqui, quae, quod - who, whichpaulatim - little by little, gradually19 occido, occidere, occidi - declineac - andsenesco, senescere, senui - grow oldsed - butgloria, gloriae, f. - distinction, glorymeus, mea, meum - my88 WJEC Level 2 Latin Literature Unit 9541 Love and Marriage
50. Read lines 16-19 (aloud if possible) or listen to the audio on the CSCP website.51. <strong>Study</strong> the vocabulary.5<strong>2.</strong> Read lines 16-19 (or listen to the audio) again.CheckCheck53. A reminder that prepositions are often sandwiched between an adjective and a noun:hoc in templo = in hoc templo = in this templemultis cum amicis = cum multis amicis = with many friendsTranslate: (i) his in silvis(ii) totam per noctem(iii) his ex causis (line 16)54. What does Pliny say that he has?Notice the literal meaning of est mihi. Part of the verb esse is used with the dative case to mean there is forme … and so I have …What is the literal translation of the following simplified version of lines 16-17, which makes a similar use of partof esse combined with the dative:(futurus esse is the future infinitive of esse; the endings of futurus change like bonus.)spero perpetuam concordiam nobis futuram esse.55. Use your answer to question 54 as a starting-point for a natural translation of lines 16-17, beginning For thesereasons I have a most confident hope that we … What does he hope will happen in dies (as the days go by)?56* Summarising lines 7-15 in as few words as possible, what are the reasons (causae, line 16) for the hopeexpressed by Pliny in lines 16-17? (Hint: Do all Pliny’s favourable comments about Calpurnia have something incommon?)57. Who is illa (line 17)?58. From the point of view of emphasis and natural English, which of these translations of diligit non aetatemmeam aut corpus (line 18) do you prefer?(a) She does not love my age or my body …(b) She loves not my age or my body …(c) She loves me not for my age or my body …59. What comment does Pliny make about age and the body in lines 18-19?60. According to line 19, what does Calpurnia love him for? How does Pliny use word order to emphasise his point?61. Translate lines 16-19.Answers53. (i) In these woods(ii) All through the night or Through the whole night(iii) For these reasons54. I hope that there will be for us unending harmony.WJEC Level 2 Latin Literature Unit 9541 Love and Marriage 89
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