Fragments of Uncertain Book
Original Latin
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(Non. 321M) idque ipsa natura non invitaret solum, sed etiam cogeret.
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(Diom. GL 1.339K) nitito
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(Diom. GL 1.374K) excellunt
SECTION 5
(Serv. A. 6.877) Fanni, causa difficilis laudare puerum; non enim res laudanda, sed spes est.
SECTION 6
(Lactant. Div. Inst. 1.18.11)Si fas endo plagas caelestum ascendere cuiquam est,
Mi soli caeli maxima porta patet,[…] Est vero, Africane; nam et Herculi eadem ista porta patuit.
SECTION 7
(Sen. Ep. 108.32sq.) reapse […] sepse […] Quoniam sumus ab ipsa calce eius interpellatione revocati […].cui nemo civis neque hostis
Quivit pro factis reddere par pretium.
SECTION 8
(Anon. Parad. Koronne,Bielowsk) Quicumque epulis et conviviis et sumptibus existimationem hominum sibi conciliant, palam ostendunt sibi verum decus, quod ex virtute ac dignitate nascitur, deficere.
SECTION 9
(Cod. ms. note 458 p. 82bib. Ossol.) leniter atque placide fides, non vi et impetu, concuti debere […]
Musean translation
All surviving text in Mueller’s 1889 edition, including the Dream of Scipio and fragments. Machine-assisted Musean translation directly from Latin, independently of Plain English, with Latin-source model review. […] marks loss; † marks a corrupt reading. In the Original, braces mark deleted words, which are not translated. Unidentified letter remnants remain in the Original.
SECTION 1
(Non. 321M) and nature herself would not merely invite this, but even compel it.
SECTION 2
(Diom. GL 1.339K) strive
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(Diom. GL 1.374K) they excel
SECTION 5
(Serv. A. 6.877) “Fannius, it is a difficult task to praise a boy: what must be praised is not achievement, but promise.”
SECTION 6
(Lactant. Div. Inst. 1.18.11)If anyone may rightly rise to the regions of the gods,
For me alone heaven’s greatest gate stands open,[…] “It does indeed, Africanus; for that same gate stood open to Hercules too.”
SECTION 7
(Sen. Ep. 108.32sq.) in fact […] himself […] “Since his interruption has called us back from the very finish line […].”to whom no citizen or enemy
Could render a reward to match his deeds.
SECTION 8
(Anon. Parad. Koronne,Bielowsk) All who win people’s esteem through feasts, banquets, and lavish spending openly show that they lack the true honor born of virtue and worth.
SECTION 9
(Cod. ms. note 458 p. 82bib. Ossol.) that the strings should be struck gently and calmly, not with force and violence […]
Plain English translation
All surviving text in Mueller’s 1889 edition, including the Dream of Scipio and fragments. Machine-assisted Plain English directly from Latin, not from Musean or a historical English edition, with Latin-source model review. […] marks loss; † marks a corrupt reading. In the Original, braces mark deleted words, which are not translated. Unidentified letter remnants remain in the Original.
SECTION 1
(Non. 321M) and nature itself would not merely invite this but compel it.
SECTION 2
(Diom. GL 1.339K) strive
SECTION 3
(Diom. GL 1.374K) they excel
SECTION 5
(Serv. A. 6.877) “Fannius, praising a boy is a difficult task. What is to be praised is not his achievement but his promise.”
SECTION 6
(Lactant. Div. Inst. 1.18.11)“If anyone is allowed to rise to the regions of the heavenly beings,
Heaven’s greatest gate stands open to me alone,”[…] “It certainly does, Africanus, for that same gate also stood open to Hercules.”
SECTION 7
(Sen. Ep. 108.32sq.) in fact […] himself […] Since his interruption has called us back just as we were reaching the end […].For whom no citizen or enemy
Could offer an equal return for his deeds.
SECTION 8
(Anon. Parad. Koronne,Bielowsk) Those who win people’s good opinion through feasts, dinner parties, and lavish spending plainly show that they lack the true honor that comes from goodness and dignity.
SECTION 9
(Cod. ms. note 458 p. 82bib. Ossol.) the strings should be shaken not with force and violence, but gently and calmly […]
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