Sī quicquam tacitō commissum est fīdō ab amīcō,

cuius sit penitus nōta fidēs animī,

mēque esse inveniēs illōrum iūre sacrātum,

Cornēlī, et factum mē esse putā Arpocratem.

    tacitus –a –um: unspeaking; silent

    fīdus –a –um: faithful, loyal, devoted

    penitus or penitē: from within; far away; deeply

    sacrō sacrāre sacrāvī sacrātus: consecrate; bind with an oath

    Cornēlius –iī m.: Roman nomen gentile

    Harpocratēs –is m.: the Egyptian god of silence

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