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
[Footnote 12: Leo brackets following v., 382:
_nunc prius quam malum istoc addis, certumst iam dicam patri_]
[Footnote 13: _sed eccum video incedere_ follows in MSS:
Leo brackets.]
[Footnote 14: Leo brackets following v., 446:
_it magister quasi lucerna uncto expretus linteo._]
[Footnote 15: _Pistocleri_ follows in MSS: Leo brackets.]
[Footnote 16: Leo brackets following v., 465, 466:
_nam illum meum malum promptare malim quam peculium._
Phil.
_Quidem?_
Lydus
_Quia, malum si promptet, in dies faciat minus._ ]
[Yes, yes, I should rather have him administer my
punishment than my money.
_Phil._
Why so?
_Lydus_
Because if he administered my punishment, there would
soon be none left.]
[Footnote 17: Leo brackets following v., 486-488:
_quid opust verbis? si opperiri vellem paulisper modo,_
_ut opinor, illius inspectandi mi esset maior copia,_
_plus viderem quam deceret, quam me atque illo aequom foret._]
[Why say more? If I had wished to remain but a little
longer, I should have had further opportunity to observe
his conduct, I suppose, and I should have seen more than
was proper, more than became me and him.]
[Footnote 18: Leo brackets the following v., 519a-519c:
_sed autem quam illa umquam meis opulentiis_
_ramenta fiat gravior aut propensior,_
_mori me malim excruciatum inopia._]
[However, rather than have my money make her a fraction
the weightier or heavier, I’d prefer to perish in the
pangs of want.]
[Footnote 19: Corrupt (Leo): _tute (etiam)_ Seyffert:
_tute (eam)_ Lindsay.]
[Footnote 20: Leo notes lacuna here:
_Quae te (male) mala_ Lindsay.]
[Footnote 21: Corrupt (Leo).
_At quidem hercle est ad perdundum magis quam ad scribundum cita_
Camerarius: various readings MSS.]
[Footnote 22: Leo notes lacuna here: _tu (scelus)_ Ritschl.]
[Footnote 23: Corrupt (Leo): _Latona Spes_ MSS:
_Luna Spes_ Bergk: _Lato Spes_ Ussing.]
[Footnote 24: Leo brackets the following v., 931:
_cepi expugnavi amanti erili filio aurum ab suo patre._]
[Footnote 25: Leo brackets the following v., 937-940:
_Epiust Pistoclerus: ab eo haec sumptae; Mnesilochus Sino est_
_relictus, ellum non in busto Achilli, sed in lecto accubat;_
_Bacchidem habet secum: ille olim habuit ignem qui signum daret,_
_hunc ipsum exurit; ego sum Vlixes, cuius consilio haec gerunt._]
[Our Epius is Pistoclerus: from his hands were they taken.
Mnesilochus is Sinon the abandoned. Behold him! not lying
at Achilles’ tomb, but on a couch, he has a Bacchis with
him, that one of old had a fire, to give the signal,--but
this Sinon is burning himself. I am Ulysses whose counsel
directs it all.]
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