Sulpicia 3.14 Flashcards
Invisus natalis adest, qui rure molesto
et sine Cerintho tristis agendus erit.
My hated birthday is here which must be spent in sadness in the annoying country estate
And without Cerinthus.
Dulcius urbe quid est? an villa sit apta puellae
atque Arrentino frigidus amnis agro?
What is sweeter than the city? Or might a country farm and a cold river
In the Arretian fields be a suitable place for a young girl?
Iam nimium Messalla mei studiose, quiescas,
heu tempestivae, saeve propinque, viae!
May you now chill out Messalla, you are too fond of me!
My dear uncle, the roads are often unseasonable.
Hic animum sensusque meos abducta relinquo,
arbitrio quamvis non sinis esse meo.
If I’m taken away I will leave my heart and my feelings here in Rome
Since you do not allow me to be here of my own free will.
