Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi: Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two; Bacchises, The CaptivesPlautus, Titus Maccius
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Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi: Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two; Bacchises, The Captives
Plautus, Titus Maccius
Latin drama (Comedy); Latin drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
Remember about the mantle, there’s a dear!
_Dem._
Iuben hanc hinc abscedere?
(_to wife_) Tell her to get out of here, won’t you?
_Art._
I domum.
(_jerking him along_) Home with you!
_Phil._
Da savium etiam prius quam abis.
Do give me another naughty, naughty kiss before we part.
_Dem._
I in crucem. 940
Go to hell!
_Phil._
Immo intro potius. sequere hac me, mi anime.
Oh no, inside, instead, (_to Argyrippus, as she goes back
inside_) Come along with me, darling.
_Argyr._
Ego vero sequor.
Indeed I will. [EXEUNT OMNES.
GREX
EPILOGUE
(_Spoken by the Company_)
Hic senex si quid clam uxorem suo animo fecit volup,
neque novum neque mirum fecit nec secus quam alii solent;
nec quisquam est tam ingenio duro nec tam firmo pectore,
quin ubi quicque occasionis sit sibi faciat bene.
nunc si voltis deprecari huic seni ne vapulet,
remur impetrari posse, plausum si clarum datis.
If this old gentleman has indulged his inclinations a bit
without informing his wife, he has done nothing new or
strange, or different from what other men ordinarily do.
No one has such an iron nature, such an unyielding heart,
as not to do himself a good turn whenever he has any chance.
So now in case you wish to beg the old fellow off from a
beating, we opine that you can succeed, if you--give us some
loud applause.
* * * * *
[Footnote 1: Leo brackets following v., 25-26:
_ita me obstinate adgressu’s, ut non audeam_
_profecto, percontanti quin promam omnia._]
[Footnote 2: Leo brackets following v., 33:
_ubi flent nequam homines, qui polentam pinsitant._]
[Footnote 3: Corrupt (Leo): _obsequellam_ MSS:
_obsequellam eam_ Acidalius.]
[Footnote 4: Leo brackets following v., 77:
_volo amori obsecutum illius, volo amet me patrem._]
[Footnote 5: Corrupt (Leo): _venari autem rete iaculo_ MSS:
_reti, iaculo venari autem_ Vahlen.]
[Footnote 6: Leo notes lacuna here: _atqui ibi_ MSS:
_ibo atque ibi_ Camerarius.]
[Footnote 7: Corrupt (Leo): _experiri_ MSS: _experi_ Skutsch.]
[Footnote 8: Leo brackets following v., 252:
_igitur inveniundo argento ut fingeres fallaciam._]
[Footnote 9: Leo notes lacuna here: _istuc_ MSS:
_istuc, istuc_ Palmer.]
[Footnote 10: Corrupt (Leo): _exasciato_ Acidalius:
_exasceatum_ MSS.]
[Footnote 11: Leo notes lacuna here: _da_ MSS:
_dare_ Fleckeisen.]
[Footnote 12: Leo brackets following vv., 480-483:
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