Book Six

Question 1

bis conatus erat casus effingere in auro, bis patriae cecidere manus

Answer 1

twice has he essayed to fashion your fall in gold, twice sank the father’s hand

Question 2

ni iam praemissus Achates adforet

Answer 2

but now came Achates from his errand

Question 3

falsa insomnia

Answer 3

false dreams

Question 4

altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto

Answer 4

the other shining with sheen of polished ivory