FLĀMINIA
1. Sententiam tuam, Blesilla, laudō, ac istam ratiōnem cōnfūtandī. Nam cum prīncipēs quālēs esse deceat philosophōrum dictīs (ut pollicēris) mōnstrāverīs, meōs obiter commendābis, quōs ad unguem (ut aiunt) esse factōs atque īnsolūbilī virtūtum catēnā consumātōs iam prīdem experta sum.
2. Hinc erit ut iīsdem tuīs ratiōnibus tē revincam, cum aequissimum tuipsa ostendās tālibus dare operam, ac, sī oportuerit, ipsōrum obsequiīs vītam dēvovēre. Nam nihil ad rem facit fīnis iste fēlīcitātis, quem tū mināris, cum et nōs nostraque omnia fīnibus subiaceant, atque interdum tuus Salomōn permittat hīsce bonīs nōs fruī, dōnumque Deī id esse sentiat. Sunt etiam alia quae vītam aulicam reddunt suāviōrem, dē quibus sī līberē ēgerīs tūtē illa omnibus expetenda fatēbere.
BLESILLA
3. Experiar nempe hoc et prōvinciam quamvīs dūram libēns aggrediar, quod palmam absque dubiō post cōnflīctum spērem. Quoniam tamen dē variīs rēbus sumus āctūrae, nōn ab rē fore exīstimō dialogum nostrum in aliquot diērum atque hōrārum spatia dīvidere, cum ut melius ac lātius dē unaquaquam illārum possīmus agere, tum etiam ut ingenium nostrum virēs dēnuō, aliquantulā intermissiōne datā, resūmat, quibus ulterius prōgredī valeat, praesertim cum nūllā in rē hoc rūsticānum ōtium dētur īnsūmere, nec ā palātīnīs molestiīs iūcundius fēriārī atque huiusmodī disceptātiōne. Hodiē itaque dē prīncipibus tantum (sī per tē licēbit) agēmus; crās vērō ac perendiē, ut sēsē tulerit occāsiō, dē aliīs aulicīs mūniīs.
vocabulary
Flāminia -ae f. : Flaminia
Blesilla –ae f. : Blesilla
cōnfūtō –āre : to check, repress, dampen, suppress, diminish
philosophus –a –um : philosophical
polliceor pollicērī pollicitus sum : to promise
mōnstrō mōnstrāre mōnstrāvī mōnstrātus : to show, point out
obiter : on the way, while travelling; incidentally, besides; in passing
commendō commendāre commendāvī commendātus : to entrust, give in trust; commit; recommend, commend to; point out, designate
unguis –is m. : fingernail; claw, talon
īnsolūbilis –e : indissoluble
catēna –ae f. : chain, fetter
prīdem : long ago
hinc : from here, hence; henceforth
revincō –vincere –vīcī –victum : to conquer, subdue; to convict; to refute, disprove
obsequor obsequī obsecūtus sum : to obey
dēvoveō dēvovēre dēvōvī dēvōtus : to vow (as an offering to), dedicate
fēlīcitās –ātis f. : fertility, happiness, felicity, good–fortune, luck
minor minārī minātus sum : to threaten, speak/act menacingly; make threatening movement; give indication of
subiaceō –iacēre — — : to lie under or near any thing; to be under, subject to any thing; to belong to or be connected with
interdum : sometimes, now and then
Solomon (Salomon) –ōnis m. : Solomon
aulicus –a –um : of or pertaining to the court, princely
suāvis suāve : agreeable, pleasant, gratifying, sweet; charming, attractive
expetō expetīre expetiī/expetīvī expetītus : to desire, seek out
nempe : indeed, to be sure, truly
quamvīs : even though, although, however you like; altogether
adgredior (aggredior) aggredī aggressus sum : to approach, advance; attack, assail; undertake, seize (opportunity), attempt
quī : in what manner? how?
palma palmae f. : hand, palm
cōnflīctus –ūs m. : a striking together; impulse, impression, necessity
dialogus –ī m. : discussion, dialogue; treatise in conversational form
aliquot : some, several; a few; not many; a number (of); more than one
dēnuō : once more, a second time, anew, afresh, again
aliquantus –a –um : certain quantity/amount/number/size of; quite a quantity of; moderate
intermissiō –ōnis f. : a breaking off, intermission, interruption, discontinuance
resūmō –sūmere –sūmpsī –sūmptum : to take up again, take back, resume
ulter –tra –trum : remote, on the other side
prōgredior prōgredī prōgressus sum : to go, come forth, go forward, march forward; advance, proceed, make progress
praesertim : especially; particularly
rūsticānus –a –um : of the country, rustic, country
īnsūmō īnsūmere īnsūmpsī īnsūmptum : to take for something; expend upon; bestow; assume; exhaust
Palātīnus –a –um : of the Palatine; the Ludi Palatini were founded by Livia in honor of Augustus (> Palatium)
molestia molestiae f. : trouble, annoyance
iūcundus –a –um : pleasant, delightful, agreeable, pleasing
fērior fēriārī : to rest from work, to keep holiday
disceptātiō –ōnis f. : a dispute, disputation, debate, discussion, disquisition
liceō licēre licuī : to be for sale, be priced, be valued
crās : tomorrow; after today, on the morrow; hereafter, in the future
perendiē : the day after tomorrow
occāsiō occāsiōnis f. : opportunity; chance; pretext, occasion
aulicus –a –um : of or pertaining to the court, princely
mūnia –ium n. : duties, functions, official duties