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1. superi, supply dii.

2. coluere eos, coluntur ab iis.
3. Nescia, est.

7. aurum (vilius est) virtutibus. 8. The emphasis which quidem throws upon the preceding word can often be rendered only by laying a greater stress upon that word.-sibimet, a strengthened form of sibi.

10. Conscius sibi, "whoever is conscious (of a fault) in himself."

11. deficiant (nos); the subjunctive has here a concessive force, " granted that," or "even though."

12. laudes, lit.

66 praises," i. e.

22. pereant, rosae.

24. vigilatae, "spent in watching." 25. colori, "the colour (of thy cheeks)," i. e. "thy beauty."

26. urit, i. e. "excites.'

28. Quo mihi, with acc., we may supply deus dedit, "to what end hath God given me."

29. Longa, "too long."

32. Construe Frigidus anguis. 35. agitur, "is interested," or "is in hazard."-ardet, "is on fire."

42. modus, "measure," or "moderation."

44. in apricum proferet, "will bring to light:" Dict. apricus, II. 1.

48. contulerim, "I would compare." The perf. subj. often gives marked emphasis to an assertion.→ sanus, "while my judgment is sound."

49. omne tulit punctum, "wins general approval:" lit. "has gained every vote." In counting up the voting tickets the numbers were pricked down upon a tablet: Dict. punctum, II. 2, iv.

50. Construe(is) cui contingit, quod satis est. parcē, adv. " sparingly." 52. Construe quam parvo. 54. lenit, "satisfies."

58. expellas, see v. 11, deficiant.
59. caelum," climate."

60. Est aliquid, "it is something,' i. e. "something important."

though the next word begins with a vowel.-in, "during," or "in the

course of."

72. obeunt (ii) quorum.

73. Construe voluptas est homini conveniens.

76. In alterius the poets often shorten the vowel i.-rebus, "possessions."

77. quaesitis, "gains," "earnings." 78. nescit (is) quem.

79. Irretit; the subject-nominative is aranea.

84. lana caprina, a proverbial expression for something worthless. 85. poli, used to signify the whole heaven.

87. ungula, "the hoof" (of the courser).

89. Illi, the Cyclopes at their forges. -inter sese,"alternately."

90. Unus, Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator.-rem, i. e. rem publicam.

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1. tuus, "thine own."

2. noli probare, "do not approve :" the Latins often use noli with an inf. in phrases of forbidding and warning.— homines blando sermone, abl. of the quality.-probare (aliquem), " to think well of any one," ," "to approve him.”

3. arbitrii non est nostri, "does not depend upon ourselves;" but literally?

4. vita aliena, "the life of others." 7. noli referre, "do not repeat" to others, or "recount" to yourself.

8. cum, " even though.'

10. Construe occasio est fronte capillată, post (adv. "behind," i.e. "on the back of the head") est calva.

11. litus carpere remis, "to row along the coast;" but literally ?-in altum, to the high sea," or "to the deep."

12. mage, an old form of magis.— ruppis, the part for the whole (Synecdoche.)

1. meta, the conical stone at the end of a race-course; here the "goal, aim, object:" see Dict. meta.-puer, "when a boy."

2. animum, i.e. "the passions."qui= is enim.

4. sincera, i.e. integra.-trahere, here," to draw along (into corruption), to infect.'

-ne

5. reverentia, "regard, consideration."-paras, "thou purposest."contempseris; prohibitions in the 2nd person are more frequently expressed by the Perf. Subj., which is then translated by the Present: the same might be expressed by noli with Inf. Pres. : noli contemnere. tibi peccaturo, "when thou art on the point of sinning.' -limina, plur. used for sing.

6. Construe Qui non defend. abs. amicum, qui (eum) rodit.-non visa, "that which he has not seen."-niger, "black" with respect to character.

[Our word blackguard is possibly a corruption of "black-ard;" compare "cow-ard," "dull-ard," "slug-gard."] 7. Construe retinent fideliter. 8. peractum est," is accomplished," "Stands complete."

9. quisque, after a superlative, denotes that the quality expressed by the adjective applies to each individual, or in each particular case: translate "always" or "exactly."