Ovid 1.1 Flashcards
1
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parabam edere
A
I was preparing to tell of
2
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arma…violentaque bella
A
arms and violent wars
3
Q
gravi numero
A
in weighty rhythm
4
Q
materia conveniente
A
with a subject suitable
5
Q
modis
A
for the metre
6
Q
inferior versus
A
the second line
7
Q
par erat
A
was equal to the first
8
Q
Cupido
A
(but) Cupid
9
Q
risisse…dicitur
A
is said to have laughed
10
Q
atque…surripuisse
A
and to have snatched away
11
Q
unum…pedem
A
one foot
12
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quis tibi, saeve puer, dedit
A
who, cruel boy, gave you
13
Q
hoc…iuris
A
this right
14
Q
in carmina
A
over poetry
15
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vates…sumus
A
we poets are
16
Q
turba
A
the crowd
17
Q
Pieridum
A
of the Muses
18
Q
non tua
A
not of you
19
Q
quid si
A
what if
20
Q
praeripiat…Venus
A
Venus were to snatch away
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Q
flavae…arma Minervae
A
golden Minerva’s weapons
22
Q
Minerva
A
(if) Minerva
23
Q
ventilet
A
(were to) fan
24
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accensas
A
lit
25
faces
torches
26
quis probet
who might approve
27
Cererem regnare
of Ceres reigning
28
in silvis...iugosis
in the mountainous forests
29
arva coli
(or) of the plough lands being cultivated
30
lege
under the rule
31
pharetratae virginis
of the quiver-bearing virgin
32
quis...instruat
who would equip
33
Phoebum
Phoebus
34
crinibus insignem
distinguished by his locks
35
acuta cuspide
with a sharp spear
36
Marte movente
with Mars strumming
37
Aoniam
the Aonian
38
lyram
lyre
39
sunt tibi
you have
40
magna, puer...regna
mighty kingdoms, boy
41
nimiumque potentia
and too powerful ones
42
cur...adfectas
why are you aspiring
43
ambitiose
ambitious one
44
opus...novum
to a new task
45
an
or
46
quod ubique, tuum est
is everything, everywhere yours
47
tua sunt Heliconia tempe?
is yours the Heliconian valley
48
etiam...iam
even now
49
vix...Phoebo...lyra tuta sua est
is Phoebus' lyre scarcely safe
50
cum...nova pagina
when a new page
51
surrexit bene
starts well
52
versu...primo
with its first line
53
proximus ille
that following one
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attenuat
diminishes
55
nervos...meos
my power
56
nec mihi materia est
nor is my material
57
apta
suitable
58
numeris levioribus
for the lighter rhythms
59
aut puer aut...puella
neither a boy nor a girl
60
longas compta...comas
with long, combed hair
61
questus eram
I had complained
62
cum protinus
when immediately
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phaetra...soluta
with his quiver opened
64
ille...legit
that (boy) chose
65
spicula facta
arrows made
66
exitium...meum
for my ruin
67
fortiter
powerfully
68
lunavitque
and he arched
69
sinuosum...arcum
his pliant bow
70
genu
with his knee
71
'quod'que '...vates...' dixit
and he said 'so, bard...'
72
accipe...opus
accept this task
73
canas
for you to sing
74
me miserum!
woe is me!
75
certas...sagittas
arrows that did not miss
76
habuit puer ille
that boy had
77
uror
I am on fire
78
et regnat Amor
and Love reigns
79
in vacuo pectore
in my empty heart
80
mihi surgat...opus
let my task arise
81
sex...numeris
in six feet
82
in quinque residat
let it sink in five
83
valete
farewell
84
ferrea...bella
iron wars
85
cum vestis modis
with your metre
86
cingere
wreathe
87
flaventia tempora
your golden temples
88
Musa
Muse
89
myrto
with myrtle
90
litorea
from the sea-shore
91
emodulanda
for you must be measured off melodiously
92
undenos...pedes
in eleven feet
