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S T I C H V S)

EDITED W ITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES

C. A . M. FENNELL, L ITT.D .

ED I TOR OF PIND AR, ETC.

QDamb rmge

AT THE UN IVERS ITY PRESS

1 9 16

PREFACE .

TH I S edi t i on of a p la y, whi ch con ta in s m uch wit a nd

hum or and com pa ra t ively l i tt l e tha t i s Object i on able, i s

in ten ded for u se a t schoo l o r co llege.

Th e tex t i s ba sed on the appa ra tus cr i t i cus of Ritsch l,bu t keeps m ore close ly to th e MSS. than any p rev i ou s

edi t i on . I have ven tured on two origin a l suggest i on s,n am ely

fin issa zzer z'

m, v. 4 2 0 , for th e Obv i ously corrupt m u /a zzzem

'

m of

M s s ., a nd ewe, m ez

’

, v. 753 , for ez'

m z'

lzz'

.

My Observa t i on s on prosody a re m a in ly der ived f rom the'

work of o thers ; bu t I ha ve s ta ted th e ru le for the‘i rra t i on a l ’

u se o f l on g or appa ren t ly l ong sy l lables in an im proved form ,

and have m ade suggest i on s of m y own upon o ther po in ts .

C. A . M . FENNELL .

A ug . to , 1 893 .

INTRO D UCT ION.

TH E , PLOT.

IT wou ld ha rdly b e a n exaggera t ion to say tha t th e s'

clzu s

h as n o p lo t a t a l l . Li t t le of th e in terest wou ld b e lost i f i t wered i v ided u p in to th ree pa rts a nd th e n am es of th e cha racterscha nged so a s to g i ve three discon n ec ted set s of scenes. I t is

p robable tha t th e pla y wa s orig ina l l y div ided in to three a cts, th esecond, th i rd, an d fou r th a cts of ed i tors form ing on e o rig in a la ct. Thi s wou ld g i ve 27 3 verses to th e fi rs t or ig in a l a ct, 3 67verses to th e second a ct, wh ich began w i th th e secon d ca n t i cum ,

a n d 1 3 5verses to th e la st a ct, wh ich ends wi th a short ca n t icu m .

Th e com pa ra t ive shortness of Act I I I . (Act V.) wou ld b e m ade

u p for b y there being in add i t ion to the speeches a con sidera b leam ou n t of é u sz

'

ness. There is n o in t rigu e, no com pl i ca t ion and

consequ en t ly no proper dé n ou em en t or solu t ion . Bu t there is

p len ty of in terest, owing to th e w i t a nd hu m or of th e va r iou sscen es. Severa l of th e ch a racters a re types. Th e old m a n

Antiph o is a fu ssy, selfish , ea sy-go ing m an of th e world. Evenh is daugh ters, wh o disappea r a fter th e fi rst a ct and a re ra thercolorless, a re ca refu l l y sket ched. Gela sirn u s, th e pa ra si te, whois rea l l y th e cen t ra l figu re of th e p iece, is a wel l-execu ted type ofh is gen u s : hu ng ry, g reedy , im pu den t, sp i tefu l a nd serv i le. He

takes pa rt in scenes wh i ch occu py 3 60 verses, wh i le th e t i t lecha ra c ter on ly takes pa rt in scen es which occu py 1 87 verses.

v i i i IN TR OD UCTI ON

There is n ot m u ch tha t is d ist in ct i ve a bou t th e b rothers Epi

gnom u s a nd P am ph ilippu s, b u t a f ew del i ca te tou ches Show u s

tha t P am ph ilippu s h a s a m ore gen erou s d i spos i t ion tha n h is

brother. Th e per verse and im per t inen t Pina cium is dou b t lessan a cc u ra te spec im en o f th e pr i v i leged sla ve

,a nd Crocotiu m of

th e per t a nd flippa n t (sla ve) wa i t ing -m a id. Stich u s is a n u n interesting cha ra cter, poss ib l y beca u se h e is a t ype, a s a lso n o

dou bt a re th e other sla ves, Saga rin u s a nd Steph a n iu m .

ANALY S IS.

An tiph o, a n elderl y, wel l - to-do c i t i z en of A then s, w ishes h istwo da u ghters, Ph ilu m en a a n d Pam ph ila , to g i ve u p thei r re

spective husba nds, Epign om u s a nd Pam ph ilippu s, who ha v ingbecom e im poverished ha ve left A thens to seek thei r fortu nesa nd ha ve n ot been hea rd Of for m ore than two yea rs

,so tha t

they m ay m a rry wea l thy m en .

ACT 1.

Scene I . In terio r of Ph ilu m en a’s (Epignom u s

’

) hou se.

Ph il um en a a nd h er you nger s ister Pam ph ila en ter from th e

ba ck pa rt Of th e hou se. They d iscu ss the i r hu sbands’ a bsen cea n d thei r fa ther’s w ish tha t they shou ld m a rry a g a in . The fi rs t

47 l i nes, thou gh a d ia logu e, a re ra nked a s a ca n t icum,owing to

th e k ind a nd va r iet y of m et res.

S cene I I . Before Ph ilu m en a’s hou se. E n ter An tiph o from

th e specta tors’ r igh t wi th a s la ve in a t tendan ce. He g ru m b les

a t h is s la ves for ten l in es, a nd t hen d ism isses h is sl a ve. W h i leAn tiph o looks a fter th e reced in g s la ve

,h is da u ghters speak

from th e hou se a s to h ow they c a n best get the i r own way w i thh im . Then An tipho in a sol i loqu y o f th i r teen l in es dec idesu pon th e best way of m an ag in g h is da u g hters, sta t ing t ha t h ewil l let them have thei r own way to a void a fu ss i f they a re firm .

Then h is da u gh ters see h im a n d com e ou t of th e hou se. Th e

th ree con verse outs ide . At the end of th e scene An tiph o ret i resa nd then Pam ph ila , whereu pon Ph il u m en a su m m on s h er fem a leSla ve Crocotium to fet ch th e pa ra s i te Gela sim u s

,tha t h e m ay go

to th e‘

por t for n ews.

IN TR OD UCZYON

ACT I I .

S cen e I . Gel a sim u s is in a st reet sol u s. H e sol i loqu ises on

h is h u nger a nd n eed iness for 4 1 verses, when Crocotiu m en ters,a nd a fter Gela sim u s h a s sol i loqu ised f or 3 6 m ore ve rses

,h e

perce i ves h er , a nd they con verse,a nd Crocotiu m g i ves h er

m essa ge.

Scene I I . Th is scen e ou gh t to beg in 266 in stead of ‘U . 274.

Scen e ou tside Ph ilu m en a’

s hou se. Gela s im u s en ters from th e

spec ta tors’ r igh t . A s h e is wondering wha t Ph ilu m en a ca n

wa n t,Pin a ciu m en ters on th e spec ta tors

’ left in a t rem endou shu rry w i th th e n ews tha t Epign om u s h a s a rr i ved. He is

obv iou sl y t ipsy. Towa rds th e end of th e scen e, a s Pin a cium is

kn ock ing a t th e hou se door, Ge la sim u s a c costs h im a n d they

qu a rrel .S cen e I I I . Ph ilu m en a open s h er door a n d finds Pin a cium a nd

Gela sim u s ou t s ide. Pina ciu m perversel y keeps ba ck h is n ews,

b u t b u st les a bou t m ak in g prepa ra t ion s for a n en terta inm en t,

a nd Gela sim u s la ys h im sel f ou t to get a n in v i ta t ion . At la stPin a cium tel ls Ph ilu m en a of h er hu sban d’s a rr i va l

,a nd sh e dis

m isses th e pa ra s i te.

ACT I I I .

Scerze I . In terior of Epignom u s’ hou se. His s la ve Stich u s,

h is fem a le m u s i c ia n s a nd proba b l y h is pa ra s i tes and others, a reon th e s tage. Epig nom u s en ters from th e ba ck of th e hou se,retu rn s tha nks to h is gods, a nd a n n ou n ces t ha t h is good for tu neh a s recon c i led h im to h is fa ther-in - law. Then Stich u s a sks fora holida y

,wh ich he gets, a nd decla res his in ten t ion of ha v ing

a d inn er w i th h is fr ien d Saga rin u s and t he i r com m on fr ien dSteph aniu m .

S cen e I I . S t reet ou tside Epignom u s hou se. En ter Gela sim u s in qu est Of a m ea l, to t ry h is lu ck with Epign om u s. TO

h im en ters Epignom u s from th e cen tra l door. Th e scen e isoccu p ied with th e pa ra s i te

’

s ineffectu a l efforts to secu re an

in v i ta t i on .

F. P .

3 IN TR OD UCTI ON

ACT IV.

Scene I . St reet before Epignom u s’ hou se. E n ter Antiph o

a nd Pam ph ilippu s , p rob a b l y from th e left. They ta lk of th e

d in n er wh i ch they a re go ing to pa rtake Of a t Epignom u s’ hou se.

Then Epign om u s en ters from th e cen t ra l door, a n d a fter sa l u tat ion s An tiph o po in ts h is m o ra l tha t ‘fortu n e brin gs friends b ybegg ing a fem a le m u s i c ia n of Epign om u s. He then en tersth e hou se th rou gh th e cen t ra l door Of th e s tage. Hereu pon th e

b rothers see Gela sim u s a pproa ch ing .

S cen e I I . Th e scene is u n ch a nged. Epign om u s a nd Pam

ph i l ippu s a re on th e s ta ge. To t hem en ters Gela sim us. Th e

scene is occu p ied by th e pa ra s i te’s a bort i ve efforts to get a

d inn er ou t of P am ph ilippu s. Gela s im u s’ fin a l fa i lu re to a ch ieve

th e obj ec t of h is hope is th e on l y a pproa ch to a dé n ou em en tin th e p la y.

ACT V.

Th is a ct is devoted to th e prepa ra t ion s f or Stich u s’ fea st wi th

Pam ph ilippu s’two s la ves a nd to th e fea st i tsel f, a t th e Close o f

which th e th ree s la ves da n ce to th e m u si c of a tz'

bz'

cefl, whom

t hey have engaged.

PROSODY .

THE fo l lowing rem a rks wi l l su pp l y a l l th e ordin a ry s tu den tn eed kn ow a bou t Pla u t u s’ a dap ta t ion s of va riou s G reek m et res,so f a r a s rega rds th e Stz

'

c/zzcs.

I . Trocha i c tet ram eter ca ta lec t i c verses,

a dm i t th e t r ib ra ch a nd da c t y l in th e s even com plete fee t ( b u ton ly occa s ion a l l y in th e fou rth foot

,th e da cty l ra rely in th e

seven th), th e spondee a n d a n apaest in th e fi rst six feet, the

proce leu sm a t i c (th e spondee resol ved in to fou r short sy lla b les)seldom excep t in th e fi rs t foot . There is gen era l ly d iaeres is

e TROD UCTI ON xi.

a fter the fou rth foot l . Thi s m et re is u sed for d ia logue by Pla u tu sm ore tha n iam b i c sen a r z

’

z'

.

Trocha ic tet ram eter a c a ta lec t i c verses,tr oc/za z

'

cz'

octon czr z’

z’

,

adm i t th e t r ibra ch (an apaest) a s wel l a s the spondee in th e eigh thfoot a nd da c ty ls a nd a na paes ts in th e seven th ; b u t a re in o therrespects l ike See P er s. 5. 1 .

I am b ic t rim eter a ca ta lec t i c verses,z’

cmzéz’

cz’

sen a r zz,adm i t in

a ll feet except th e la s t, th e spondee (espec i a l l y in th e fifth foot),th e da cty l less freel y (n ot Often in th e fi fth foot), th e a n apm st

( ra rel y in th e th i rd foot), th e t ribra ch (very ra rely in th e fifth foot),a nd th e proceleu sm a t i c occa s i ona l ly in th e fi rst foot

,very ra rel y

elsewhere,ha rdl y ever i f ever in th e fifth foot . There is gene

ra l ly caesu ra in th e th i rd foot, less frequ en t ly in th e fou rth (a s inO c ca s ion a l ly there is n o caesu ra a s in 7x. 2 27 , a cpe

’

r zzcm

izzézzczcla spa r ed /fla ts.

I am bi c tet ram eter ca ta lec t i c ver ses,z'

c mzé z'

cz'

sepz‘ezza r zz or

com z'

cz'

gu a dm tz’

,adm i t spondees f reelv a nd a n apaests, da ctyls

a nd t r ib ra chs in th e first th ree fee t a n d in th e fi fth, s ix th , an d

seven th feet, a nd oc ca sion a l p roceleu sm a t i cs (a lm ost ex c lu s i vel yin th e odd p la ces, m ost l y in th e fi rst a n d fi fth). There is gen era ll y diaeres is a fter th e fou rth foot

,th e la st sylla b le of wh ich is

som et im es short , a s i f a t th e end of a verse. W hen there is n o

dimresis there is gen era l l y c zesu r a in th e fi fth foot .I am b ic tet ram eter a ca ta lect i c verses, z

'

czm bz'

cz'

oclon a r zz, adm i t

iam b ics on l y in th e eighth foot , a n d spondees a lm ost a lwa ys inth e seven th foot

,wh i le t r isy l la b i c feet a nd p roce leu sm a t i cs a re

ra re. W hen there is n o d iaeres is a fter th e fou rth foot (wh i ch ism ost Often a n iam b i c), there is gen era l l y ca su ra in th e fifth foo ta s in 2 79, 280 .

I am b i c d im eter a ca ta lect ic verses occu r M . 9— 1 7, 3 4—3 6,

and com b in ed wi th ca ta lect i c t r ipod ies 3—8.

An apm stic d im eter a ca ta lect ic verses adm i t spondees, da c ty ls(especia l ly in th e odd pla ces, b u t see we . 19, 20 ) a nd proceleu sm atics occa siona l ly in th e odd (b u t see 2 1) p la ces. They

1 Su ch a verse a s Q u id t’

ca m eae a n im ae'

sa lm r a eu e’

m'

t Adsz'

a’e /zz

'

c

pa ter is m ost com m on when diaeresis is absen t.

IN TR OD UCTI ON

gen era l l y h a ve dim resis between th e d ipod ies, b u t see 9 . 2 5 .

They gen era ll y oc cu r in con n ec ted system s en d ing u p w i th a

c a ta lect ic verse ca l led a pa roem ia c , see we . 3 0 , 48, a nd occa siona ll y va r ied b y a m onom eter. Two d im eters a re often com b inedin to a n a ca ta lec t i c te t ra m e ter

,a n d these tet ram eters

,a izapczestici

octorzczr z'

i, som et im es form a system end ing wi th a septeizczr iu s.

An a pzestic tet ram eter c a ta lec t i c verses,m mpa esi

‘ici septefl czr z'

z'

,

adm i t spondees a nd da c ty ls prom iscu ou sl y, even da c ty ls beforea n apm sts.

An apm stic d im eter ca ta lec t i c verses occu r con secu t ivel y

3 1 3—3 18, 3 22

—3 25, the three in terven ing verses being

a ca ta lec t i c d im e ters. These c a ta lect ic d im eters con s ist of

spondees, on e p roceleu sm a t i c,a n d on e a n apaes t .

B a cch ia c tet ram eters adm i t 2nd a nd 4th paeon s (v i—v v

,v é v

a m olossu s whence th e Ion i c a m ifl or i a nd a m a zoz'

z

(v v 4 —4 a nd choriam b u s —4 In W . 43 , 44 there a re

two ba cch i i,three m olossi

,a nd th ree chor i am b i .

§ 2 . Th e fol lowi ng a re spec ia l l i cen ses a dop ted by ea rl yLa t in dram a t ists a nd in pa rt i cu la r b y P la u tu s.

Fin a l -s a fter a short z'

or u is frequ en t l y ign ored in sc an sion,

even in th e s i x th foo t of a sen a ri u s, e . g . 71 . 57, P en“. 1

, 3 , 64,

qu id m in c ? qu id est? ga in cz’z’

cis qu id f ew/zin es sis ?) or th e

seven th foot of a t roch a i c tet ram eter c a ta lec t i c ver se, e . g .

622,7205112 /zic g u ide/xi g ezzz

'

zém m e/ior em n on f a cies .

éczm zcs,in .

In t roch a i c,iam b ic

,a nd a n a paest ic verses — (A) a ny dis

sy l labic thes is,a n d (B) a resolved a rs is 1 wh i ch beg in s wi th th e

beginn ing of a word , c an ha ve th e second sy lla b le i rra t ion a l (along syl la b le in stea d of a nd sca n n ed a s a shor t syl la b le).Tha t is

,a n a ppa ren t ba c ch iu s or c ret ic ca n s ta nd for a tro

ch aic foo t for 2 0 for l - v v ), for a n iam b ic or a n a

pzestic foot (v for v v —fi,

for a n appa ren t am ph ib ra ch (Jr—v ) c a n st and for a t rocha i c t r ib rach ; a n appa ren tsecond or fou rth paeon , f or a t roch a i c p roce leu sm a t i c (2 - 0 , or

1 Except in th e ca se o f a n I am b ic t ribra ch . For th e above ru lewou ld give v ¢ wherea s I am bi c an apaests (derived from spondees) a re

a ccen ted th u s v w i. For lim i ta tion s of th e ru le, see pp. xv, xvi.

IN TROD UCTI ON xi i i

for or for a n ia m b i c or a u apce stic p roceleu sm a t icor C 0 2 _ for v v J' v ).

Th e fol lowing in sta n ces a re fou nd in th e SYic/u cs.

A (CASES OF RESOLVE D T HES I S).

1 . TROCHA IC .

-am sorOr , s

n e'

c u olfin ta t

iam qu idem in s

-tt'

tm su pel lec tm s

-m t'

ts, SOI'Or , s

- I'

1m,sa t est

- t'

ist, Opt’

tst m

est qu od h t'

tc C\

-r'

)s apiit p

qu idém st quiast

qu idem féc

apt‘

it nOs

u olOspectten é tu hOC

3 . ANA PE ST IC.

28 decet nequ e 3 1 0 u idé qu am

3 7 ta ce sis 3 1 1 foré s an c

ca u é sis pedes pl t'

is n o

41 tam é tsi 3 1 2 ertim fug

47 p lacet taceo 3 2 1 inest qu as

(CASES OF RESOLVED ARS I S).

I . TROCHAIC .

83 sét hOC m i 99 bOn‘

as u t

89 Is est e (P) 1 1 3 uOlOsci

94 m ane pu l u sibi esse

98 u irOs nostr s 2 7 quod ad u os

-as fora's

qu im a lt’imnOn enim s

-a'

. iu bea s a pftt f r

h ic qu idem p

d t’

Im qu e se ex

hic enim m

tibi pla ce:Si qu idem p

n t'

tm qu am enim f

siqu idem m

e'

t qu idem n

x iv

3 06

3 29

3 3 5*

3 47

3 53

3 55

3 98

S I I

2 1

29

I IVTIEOD UCTI ON

“

sim filqu e

qu idem m iseriube m e 0 m

sim filqu e h a

qu idem gera

ego b m c a r

énim u ero

aput seh é ri m e

I v

I n h u n c diem

perinde 5.set cecu mu icissa tim

m odo in tro51t n os

I v v

apu t te er

senex c ierat m in

7 u idé licet

senex qu idl t'

Ipu m in sermEpign om

foris cen

it'

Ib é dom ~

2 . IAM B IC .

-Cu m lo’

qu i’

264 n on ab i

-em qu is h a é c 458 h ie qu idé zn

-

qu am nisi 1160

3 . ANAPAES’

I‘

I C .

m e sorOr s 4 1 h oc sOrOr I-m a sOrOr n 3 1 2 h ae fOré S

tib i pater f en t m al ftm m

n am n i ri

Th e frequ en t shorten i ngs of th e fi rst sylla b le Of il le, z/c &c .

and isl e,zlrtic

,&C. ha ve not been in c lu ded.

I t is to b e Observed tha t a m a j or i t y of th e a bove recordedl i cen ses con s ist in shorten in g the fin a l sy lla b le of a n iam b i cword

,so tha t th e verba l a c cen t m a y have coopera ted w i th th e

dom i’

coqu

dom i m ih i

per hanc tibi

qu idem ré

tibi accu bu é l in tersatis spectu idé Gel

n idem u t

u idé n b en

u idé n rid

uOlOu oc

nds m inistr

dom i su n ttam em b ibset in terim

qu id hic fa stbon t

’

tm iu s

age ergo ops

apt‘

it m e

fOraS egr

itast ing

11616 ; D a m am b

tén é , tib

[T

’VTI I’

OD UCTI ON xv

m etrica l i c t u s in th e shorten ing , a nd th a t there a re a bou t seveni n sta n ces of shorten ing / u

'

c,na ec

,nee

,l ucn c

,Il a /2c

,nin e

,lzn c a fter

a nother m onosylla b le. A lso in th e fol lowing in sta n ces wordswh i ch seem to bea r th e verba l a ccen t get shorten ed : ia m e

'

tsi

sibi ewe wh i ch is n ot a cer ta i n ca se,a s siqi a nd l

‘iqi a re

som et im es com pletel y el ided,sc

'

n zzZ/qn e ( 3 0 6, in eccm n

per in de (555, se‘i in ter im

cig e 573 0 i/Ze,il /ic

,in tr o

,is l

‘e,a nd istic. Nea rl y

a ll th e resolved theses in P la u t u s whi ch exhi b i t shorten ing of a

long sy lla b le beg in w i th th e beg i n n in g o f a word. I n 576

perhaps n e’

qn z’

ci cidn shou ld b e wri t ten . Mos t Of th e ex cep t ion sa re c ret i c words su ch a s r eper i

“

,inzpen i, n zczx n nze

”

, pa stim e“

,

a’

ign z’

ov

r ; b u t w e find pe'

rqu e ccfnser n i/in m , Capt. 2 . 1 . 53 .

Th e svlla b les wh i ch— n ot being th e fin a l sy lla b le Of a dissyl la b i c word or th e second Of two con sec u t i ve m on osyl la b i cwords— a re a bn orm a l l y shorten ed in Pla u tu s a c cord in g to th e

ru le g i ven an d i l lu st ra ted a bove m a y b e c la ssified a s fol lows1 . Those w i t h shor t vowels before il l

,n,1,r a nd a n other

con son an t,espec ia l l y ju s t a fter a p reposi t ion a s e

’

n inzn ero,n e

’

c

n ol zZn Za z‘e,a’

d in cif czs , se’

i in ter im,sin zzZlqn e, l zép znn in s cig e

erg o; a lso inde,net/(fie, zc z

’e. Perha ps th e vowel and th e n a sa l

or l iqu id coa lesce in to a son a n t .2 . Those wi th shor t vowels before a dou b le con son a n t , a s

eccnn z,ca zci/[cztion es 1, r ape/Zecti/is, a

"

n n enm n,n z

’

cz‘

ssa liin,cin e

,iZZe,

P hilippa .

3 . Those wi th sh ort vowels fol lowed b y a conson an ta l sou ndcom b in ed w i t h a s ib i la n t a s fix er

,tm ne

’

f s z’

, ea!

,dim pix (Capt

3 . 4. m in istrenzn s,zjzfisn s, isie, Jpson a éo, n eizisia te, M eier /u s

,

nzczg istm /n s.

4. Mon osy l la b i c p repos i t ion s, in com pos i t ion (a s ag e dbcz’zéce

,

nbi ciccn é cs,cinnzqu e sé e

v

x or n czt).

5. Sy lla b les con ta in in g th e s tern vowel of th e -d,

-e,a n d i

con j u ga t ion s, a s n ere’

bczn zin i, z'

n zper ci, r eper z"

,a n zciéo.

Som e a ppa ren t ca ses of shor ten ing of a long sy lla b le a re

proba b l y du e to syn cope, a s n olnp l cw pron ou n ced ice/pins, se

1 This m ay b e a ca se of syniz esis.

IN TR OD UCTI ON

n ecz‘ns p ron ou n ced sex/cine. Su ch a pron u nci a t i on p robab ly

bega n wi th a n d w a s m os t often appl ied to Ob l iqu e ca ses of

n oZnfi/a s a nd senectn s (see 53 2 ,

In m ost of th e ca ses in Pla u t u s a nd Teren ce in wh ich a longsylla b le is sca n n ed a s a short sy l la b le a fter a m onosylla b i c word,th e m onosy lla b i c word is e i ther qu id ( in terrog a t i ve), a person a l

p ron ou n, sea’

,n el , or n z

‘

,—p la ced in app r-ox im a te order of f re

q u en cy.

I t is proba b le tha t Pla u tu s fol lowed col loqu ia l p ron u n cia t ionin h is sca n s ion .

3 . Som e a rb i t ra ry ru les ha ve been la id down a s to th e

prosody of Pla u tu s wh i ch m a y b e n eg lec ted. E g .

“Th e t rocha i c

caesu ra of a da c t y l is forb idden,sa ve in th e fi rs t foot .” Y et

in 7x. 58 we fin d se’

r nos n0m (o) in the fi fth foot of a t rocha i ctet ram eter ca ta lect i c . Aga i n we a re to ld tha t g r a iia zn , g r a z

‘ia s

,

filios , one a re on l y dissyl la b i c in a na pae st i c m et res ; b u t see

7 1 a nd Capt. 3 . 5. 64,E rg o er’

q eopetizo"

ism/n g r a f im n . (incite,

Tr in . 4. I . 2, 5, 19. Y et ag a i n we a re told “An a n a paest shou ld

n ot b e d i v ided in iam b i c o r t rocha i c verse,so tha t its fi rs t

sylla b le is th e la st of a d issy lla b le or polysyl la b le, or‘

so tha t itstwo first sy l la b les a re th e two la s t of a polysy l la b le.

” B u t see

t/ . 85perp lex a éi/ite'

r ea r n n z lzen’z

’

e pe'

iyj n n ef a cic nn pector a , whereth e th i rd foot m u st b e e i ther - ter ed r or - iler ea - r cf. 528.

I t is not l ikel y tha t in 7x . 625 I nc is shor t before qnia’ein , a nd

t h is rem a rk is a lso app l i ca b le to z’

a nz before qu iet’em v . 62.

4. P la u tu s m akes free u se O f syn iz es is a nd Often t rea ts i a ndn a s conson a n ts, thu s fu s in g two sy l la b les in to one. This processis ind i ca ted th rou ghou t th e tex t of th is ed i t ion by i ta l ics. For

carnit,

2 c f. fu it pa ssinz a nd c repn it, A n ] . 4. 5. 5. Th e

con verse process, Of m ak ing ia nz a d issyl la b le a fter n nnc, isfou nd w . 1 15, 767 , 7 74.

5. Syn cope, or th e su ppression Of a short vowel when i t isbetween two con son a n ts wh ich ca n b e conven ien t ly pron ou ncedtogether, is u sed in Pla u tu s m ore freel y than in Cla ss ica l La t in ;3 a lier i

,a l fer cz pronou n ced a l tr i

,a ltr cz.

§ 6. H ia tu s is freel y a dm i t ted by Pla u tu s, b u t n ot oftenex cep t in the f ol lowing ca ses

IN TROD UCTI ON

1 . At th e diae resis or c zesu ra of a verse, e.g . 7 1 , 1 7 1 , 43 5,

7 At a cha nge of speakers or a m a rked pa u se in th e sen se

e'g ' 90 ) 1 3 7, I 472 22 1 , 270 : 43 5

3 . A fter m onosylla b les end ing in a l ong vowel, diph thong,or -m

,th e sa id m onosy lla b le be ing scan n ed a s short, e.g . W7}. 91,

1042 1 3 7 2 2 3 2 3 3 20 7 580 ) 74 1 , 754

4. W hen two vowel s of the sam e ch a ra cter com e t ogether,w 459, 587 , 648, 67 1 .

5. A fter a n i am bic word, e.g . 7 1 , 3 44.

E x cept ion a l ca ses a lso occu r a s in 1 80, 576, 7 3 1 .

§ 7 . Leng th b y posi t ion is n ot g i ven to a vowe l before a

con son a n t fol lowed b y r or Z.

§ 8 . I n the t im e Of P la u tu s m a n y vowels of fin a l syl lablesreta in ed ei ther regu la rl y or occa s ion a l l y th e orig in a l long qu a nt i t y wh i ch they a fterwa rds lost .E .g . th e fin a l -a of im , of th e n om in a t i ve a nd a ccusa t i ve

n eu te r p l u ra l of n ou n s a s oppici’ci,enznici; th e fin a l -e of th e

a b la t i ve of th e con sona n ta l dec len s ion (n ote cn nz c i‘

3 64, de

n esper z"

,M il . 4. 2 . a s P er s. 1 . 1 . 43 , pu m ice

"

; th e term in a t ion-d r of th e pa ssi ve fi rst person s ing u la r fu tu re a nd su bju nct i ve,the term in a t ion -z

'

t of th e th i rd person s ingu la r perfect indica t i vea ct ive, e.g . optigit, 3 84 ;

-ii of th e t h i rd person s ingu la r

presen t indi ca t i ve a ct i ve of th e fourth conju ga t ion , a nd o f fieri;th e th i rd person s ing u la r a ct i ve term ina t i on s -czi

,-ei (th e qu an t i ty

of scia z‘, 296, is dou btful) ; th e firs t person s ing u la r p resen tind i ca t i ve pa ssi ve of the fi rst conju ga t ion ; a nd th e n om in a t i veOf nou n s of wh i ch th e gen i t ive is -0

’

r i.r exh ibi t -a'

r , see 147 .

I n Plautu s es from su m is a long syllable, see 3 63 . Perha psth e n om in a t ive -es of n ou ns wh ich have th e gen i t ive ending in-z°

tis, idis, a s limpet, m iles, dines , obses, pr a eses, h ad th e e longdown to a t lea st th e m iddle of th e second cen tu ry B . C.

On the other hand we find ne f r n r i‘r zi sis, a nd th e nom ina

tives il lic, z’

sti’

c regu la rly, a nd som et im es / n"

c.

9. Plautu s is m u ch addicted to a l l i tera t i on of a ll k indsa nd is not a verse to rhym e. See W }. 1 2, 1 3 , 3 1, 3 2 (rhym e), 45, 7 7,85, 144, 150 , 151 ( rhym e), 206.495 ( rhym e)

xv i i i IN TROD UCTI ON

METRES OF TH E ST ICHUS.

I a n zbici sen a r ii, I am b i c tr im eter a ca ta lec t ic,

155 40 2-

504) 64 1 - 67 3 ) 762— 768

I a n zéici septen a r ii, I am bic tet ram eter ca ta lect i c wi thd iaeresi s a fter th e fou rth foot,w . 674

— 682, 7 69

—7 75

I a n zéici ocien czr ii,I am b i c tet ram eter a ca ta lect ic,

2 74, 2 75, 2 7 8— 280

,2 82— 287, 289, 290 , 294

—3 0 1,

3 0 3

I am b i c d im eter a ca ta lec t ic,

9— 1 7 , 3 4

—3 5 ca ta lec t i c

, 3 6

I am b i c d im eter com b ined wi th ca ta lect i c tripody,3— 8

Troc/zczici sefiten a r z’

z’

,t rocha i c tet ram eter c a ta lec t i c ,

27 7/ I’2) 58

— 1542 288) 293 3 3 O6%2 3 3 0

—40 1 : 505

— 640 )

683—7 6 1

Tr oc/zczici ocz‘on czr ii,t rocha i c tet ram eter a ca ta lec t ic,

276, 27 7 , 28 1 , 291 , 292, 3 0 2 , 3 2 7—3 29

An apaest i c d im eter,w 18— 3 3 , 3 7

—42 , 45

—47 , 3 1 3

—3 25

A napczesz‘ici ocion a r z

’

z

’

,a n apae s t i c tet ram eter a ca ta lec t i c,

3 0 9—3 1 2

Ba cch ia c tet ram e ter a ca ta lec t ic,

7 7 a 4a—44

I n th e fi rs t ca n t i cu m,th e first 47 verses of th e open ing scen e

,

t here a re n in e cha ng es Of m et re,iam b i cs, t rochees, a n apm StS

‘

a nd é a ccnii being em p loyed ; in th e secon d ca n t i cu m,th e

second scen e of th e secon d a ct,

274—3 29, there a re si x teen

cha nges Of m et re,t rocha ic verses ra p idl y a l tern a t ing wi th i am b i c

verses from th e beg in n ing of th e scen e to v . 3 0 8. Th e th ird

c a n t icu m , Ac t V. Sc . I I I .,a nd th e fou rth ca n t i c u m

,wh i ch closes

th e p la y, on l y con s is t respec t i ve ly of n in e a nd seven i am b ictet ra m eter ca ta lec t i c verses.

This verse m ay perh aps b e an ia m bicn s ecton a r in s.

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D RAMATIS PERSONAE

PH ILVMENA 1 Pan egy ris]PAMPH I LA 1

[Pin aciu m ]

ANT I PHO An Old m an , a widower .GELASIMVS A hu ngry pa ra si teP INACIVM 2

[D inaciu m ] One of Ph ilu m en a’

s slaves.EP IGNOMVS H a sb a nd of Ph ilu m en a

PAMPH ILI PPVS Hu sband of Pam phila

STICHVS slave of Epign om u s .

SAGARINVS slave of Pa m ph ilippu s.

STEPHAN IVM fem a le sla ve of Pam ph ilippu s, beloved by Stichu sa nd his friend Saga rin u s.

CROCOTIVM fem a le slave of Ph ilu m en a .

T IB ICEN A m u sic ian .

Da u ghters of An tipho.

Brothers.

1 These n am es a re on ly preserved by A before the first scene.

O ther MSS. g ive P a n egy r is a nd P in a ciu m a s th e si s ters’ n am es.

9 Th e two best MSS . A and B g ive P in a cizizn ,thu s showing tha t

Antipho’

s dau gh ter cou ld not wel l b e ca l led Pinaciu m . T he rest giveD in a cinm , which som e ed i tors have adopted.

T . MACCI PLAVTI STICHVS .

ARGVMENTVM ACROSTICHVM

Sen e’

x ca stiga t fi l ia s, quod cae u iros

Tam pe'

rseu eren t pe’

regrin a n tis pa tiperes

I ta sustin ere fratres n eque re l inquere

Con traqu e n erb i s dé lenitu r com m odi s,

H abere u t sin eret, quo s sem e l n ac ta é foren t.

V i r i reu eniu n t Opib u s a n e t i t ran s m a re

Suam qu i sque retinet, ac Sticho ludus datu r.

5

ST I CHVS.

ACTVS I . SCENA I .

PH I LVMENA. PAMPH I LA.

PH. Credo ego m iseram fui sse Pénelopam , soror, suo ex

an im o ,qua e tam din u idtia u iro sno carnit n am nos éins a nim u m

de nOStris fa c t i s n é scim u s, qu a rum hin c u iri a b su nt,

qu ortim qu idem n os n egOtiiS ab sén tu m ,ita u t a equ om st, 5

sollicitae n oct i s e’

t die s, sor61 , su m u s sem per.

PA. Nos trum Officiu m aequ om st facere nos : n eque id

m agi s fa cim u s

quam nOs m on e t p ietas . PH . Set hie, l s or6r, a dside

1 . I n terior of Ph ilu m en a’

s

h ou se. Philu m en a and Pam ph ila

en ter from the ba ck pa rt of th e

hou se.

The first two verses seem to b e

t rocha ic tetram eter ca ta lect ic withthe u l tim a of sor or an irra t ion a llong , i.e. scann ed as shor t . I

fol low MSS. excep t as to d ivisiono f lines. For 7th foot cf. Capt. 4.

2 . 44. Ritsch l and others a l ter .su o Streng then s th e phra se ex

a m m o.

2. niau a car u it ‘W as desola te

F. P .

throu gh th e absen ce of .’ For

syn ezesis see p. xvi . 4.

3 . f a ctis Experience.

’

7 . sorOr Th e orig in a l leng th of

th e u ltim o is preserved, cf. o. 1 47 .

a dside Cf . 92, Adside Il ic ,

pa ter . MSS . have tu m m ietta b e~

fore u olo. Ritsch l reads,— Setlzn c, sor or , a

'

dsz'

esdnm : Vo/olaqu i

de r é u ir i. B u t adesdu m is ha rdlysu pport enou gh for th e en cl i t icwith th e horta tive conj u n ct ive(odsies being th e old form of adsis,cf. Gk . sins for ésins).

2 P I A VT] [1 I , 8— 26

u olo tecum loqu i de r é ni r i . I PA . Sa lu aén e am abo ?

PH . Spero qu idem et u olo. se t hoc,

sor6r, c ru cior pa trém tuum

m enm qu e adeo , qu i un us tinice

ciu ib u s ex om nib t’

ts p robus

perh ib e’

tu r,eum n un c inprobi

u iri Officio u t i : qu i u iris

tan tas a b sen tib tis fac i t

n ostris inm erito initirias

nosqu e ab e i s uo l t a b dticere.

ha ec r é s u it’

a e m e, sOror, sa turan t,ha ec m ih i diu idia e et sé nio sun t .

PA. Ne lacru m a,soro r, n eu ttio i d a nim o

fac quod t ib i pa ter fa cere m in a tu r.

spes e st cu m m el ius factu ru m'

.

nou i ego illu m : iocu lo'

ista é c dicit

n eque tllic s ib i m erea t Persa rum

m on tis qu i esse aure i pé rhib en tu r,u t istt

’

I c f aciat quod tti m etu is.

loqu i See 1 8— 28, n ote.

Sal u a ene am a b o ? Note pl . 7 esu nderstood from r e. For a m obo,a n a ffec tiona te or coax ing expression,=

‘prith ee a s h ere,or p lease,

’

cf. 91 .

1 1 . 1111118 u nice Cu m u la t ivel ike n it/no u ir o sn o tor n it

,2 .

P . is fond of su ch rein forcem en t .1 2, 1 3 . Note a l l i tera t ion , five

b’

s .

14 . officio u ti‘I s a ct ing the pa rt

of .’

Cf . m] : f ung i, Au ct . H er . 4 .

1 8— 28 . An a n apaest ic systemfollowed by five anapaestic dim e

ters. Note th e i rra t iona l longsy l lable a fter m etrica l a ccen t o f

dactyl m e soro’

r s . , 1 8 , 20 (cf.n am vir z

"

, 29 and 4 1) and

th e p roceleu sm a ti c dete’t . n equ e id,0 . 2 8 (Cf . and dtn nz , o . 2 3 ,il lic , 24, istzcc, 26.

1 8 . u itae satu rant ‘Makem e wea ry of l i fe.

’An u nsu ppor ted

u se of sa tu r a r e a s i f sa tzczr e. For

th e gen . cf . sotu r with gen . a sTer .

Ad. s. om n znm r er u m sa tn r .

20 . anim o D at. Th e sense is‘and do n ot d istress you r m ind.

’

Th e fa ther was threa ten ing l i tera ldin idia a s wel l as din idioz z z ‘vex at ion ’

21 . pa ter Th e zdtzm a is n ot

leng then ed by posi t ion .

23 . ista ec D em on str . p ron . of

2nd pers . , l ike istn c, WI}. 26, 1 0 7 .

24 . il lic Ritsch l . MSS . die.26. u t Shor t for en Zege a t, ‘on

condi t ion of doing .

’

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4 FLA VTI [I 1 , 48— 2

, 6 1

PH . Nol o ego, soro r, m e cre’

di esse im m em orém n ir i

n eque i l l e éos hon ores m ih i quos habu i t pé rdidit.

50 n am m ih i pol gra ta a ccéptaqu e h nin st b enignitas.

Et m e qu idem ha ec condit i o n un c n on paénitet

n equ e’

st quor stu deam has nuptias m u tarier .

u ertim pos t rem o in patri s potestaté st situ m

faciundu m st n obi s quod pa ren tes inpera nt.

55PA. Sc i o atque in cog itando m aerore angeor

n am prope m odum iam osténdit snom sen té ntiam .

PH . Igitt’

tr qu a eram u s n obi s qu id fa c to usus sit.

ACTVS I . SCENA I I .

ANTIPHO. PH I LVMENA. PAMPHILA . (CROCOTIVM.)

AN . Q u i m ane t u t m oneatu r sem per se’

ru os hom o offi

Citim suum

né c u olu n ta te i d facere m em init, sé ru os i s habi tu ha t’

I

prob ost.

nos m em inistis quOtka lendis pe’

tere dem ensum cibum

qu i m inu s m em inistis quod opu St fac to fa cere in ae’

dib u s ?

53 . patris Th e s is si len t .Note two consecu tive feet end ingin -est.

55. au g eor‘I am loaded with .

’

There is a b i tter pleasan try in th ephrase, as a nger e in th is sense is

genera l ly appl ied to wha t is desi ra ble. P am phila h a s been repressing h er fea rs a nd h er a ffect ion ,

b u t now sh e in h er tu rn cha ngesh er tone. W hereu pon Ph ilu m en a ,

57, is m oved by h er sister’s distress to su ggest tha t they shou ldn ot give in withou t som e effort toget thei r own w ay.

57. qu id f a cto u su s sit ‘W h a t

we h ad bet ter do ’

; cf. 61 qu od

opu st j'

octo. Th e pa rticip le doesnot govern qu id.

58 . Before Philum en a’s hou se.

En ter An tipho wi th a sla ve in

a t tenda n ce. sernos Note the insertion o f th e an teceden t in th e

su bord ina te pa rt of the rela t iveCla u se .

59. u ol u ntate Th e secondsyl lable is scanned short, perhapsa s a n a sa l son an t .60. qu otka l en dis Cf . qu eta n

m s.

61 . f a cto Cf . o . 57.

I 2 , 62— 75] STI CI I VS 5

iam qu idem i n su o qu icqu é l o co ni s i cr i t m ih i situm su

pel lé ctilis, 5

qu om ego reu orta r , nos m onim entis COnm onefaciam b u

bul i s .

nOn hom in es h a b itare m ecum m ih i u iden tu r, se t sues.

dom u m .

65 facite su ltis nitidae u t a edes m tae s in t , qu om redeam

iam ego dom i adero : ad m éam m aiorem fi l iam in u iso

dom u m .

siqu is qu aeret m e, inde u oca tote aliqu i : au t iam egom et

h iC ero . I O

PH. Quid agim u s,soror, s i Offirm a b it pater adu orsu m

nos ? PA . Pa t i I I

nos oportet quod i l l e facia t, quo’

t’

a s po tes ta s p lus po tes t. 1 2

70 exorando, hau t adu orsando Stim u ndam operam Cé nseo. 2 2

gratiam a pa t re s i pé tim u s, spero ab eo im petrassere. 2 3

adu orsari sin e dedecore et scé lere sum m o hau pOssum u s : 24

n eque ego i d su m fa ctura neque tu u t facia s con s i l ium

da bo,

u érum u t ex orém u s.

ratiOcinor

62. iam According to Bu cheler som e m onosyl lables a re short~ened before qu idem .

63 . m onim entis b u b u l is ‘W i threm inders of cow -hide.

’

65. su l tis= si u u /tis.

66, 67 . Addressed to th e slave,who is thu s sen t hom e.

66. iam ego dom i adero ‘I

sha l l b e hom e di rec t ly .

’

67 . h ie ‘There,’

dom i.

68 . Th e sisters appea r at th e

door, whi le thei r fa ther (whomthey do not see) is st i l l a t th e sideof the stage looking after th e slavehe h as sen t hom e. After 73

25

n oui ego nOstros : ex orab ilist. 2 6

75AN . Prin c ip ium ego quo pac to cu m i l l i s dec u piam ,id

I 7

they ret ire , whereu pon Antipho

t u rns to th e a u dience a nd towa rdsthe close of his Sol i loqu y ap

proa ch es the door.69. qu oin s Here the word

m ay b e a d issyl lable w i th the s

si len t.70— 8 3 . Th e order of th ese

verses in th e Mss . excep t A is

indica ted in th e m a rgin .

7 1 . im pet ra ssero So th e bestMSS. , A and B . A fu tu re in f . a ct.Cf . r econ cilia ssere Capt. 1 . 2 . 65,oppug n a sser e Am . 1 . 1 . 55 (RobyBk . I I . chap . xx . p. 197)74. nostros PI . of dign i ty .

6 FLA VT] [I 2, 7 6

—9

titru m ego perplex im lacessam oratione ad hunc m odum, 1 8

quasi n um qu am qu icqu am adeo adsim u lem , an quasi qu id

inda u diu erim I 9

éa s in se m eru isse cu lpam : pOtiu s tem ptem léniter 2 0

an m in a cité r . scio l i t i s fore z ego m ea s n ou i Optu m e. 2 1

80 si m an ere h i c sese m a lin t pOtiu s quam a l i o nt’

Ib ere, I 3

fac ian t : qu id m ih i opust decurso aetatis spa t i o Ct’

im m ei s I 4

gé rere bel lum , quOm n il qu am ob rem id faciam m eru isse

arb itror ? I 5

m inu m e : nolo ttirb a s. set hoe m ih i Optu m u m factu ar

bi tto r I 6

sic fa ciam : adsim u lab o qua s i quam cu lpam in sese ad

m iserin t. 2 7

85pé rplex ab ilité r earu m hod i e pé rpa u efa ciam pec tora

pos t i d igi tur deinde u t a n im us m é u s es t, i d faciam pa lam .

m u l ta scio fa citinda u erb a : ibo in t ro. se t apertast f ori s. 3 0

PH . Cer to en im m ih i pa té rn ae u ocis sOnitu S a ur i s accidit.

PA. Is es t eca stor : fé rre adu orsu m bom in i Occu pem u s

Osculum .

90 PH . Seilu e,m i pa ter. AN . Et nos am bae. ilico agite

ab scédite.

PH . Osculum . AN. Sa t es t Oscu l i m ih i n os tr i . PH.

Qui, pa ter ?

AN . Quia ita m eae a nim a é sa lsu ra eu é nit. PA. Adside

h i c, p'

a ter. 3 5

7 7 . adeo To b e taken withn u m qu am ,

‘by no m a nner of

m ea ns,’ cf. 2 1 2 .

Note a l l i tera t ion of qu , d a nd m .

8 3 . h oc Pron ou n ced as a shortsy l la ble, cf. hodie.

84. in Ritsch l a fter A reads ad.

88 . Ph ilum ena and then Pamphi la appea r a t window or door .enim Perhaps im is pron ou nced

a s a nasa l son an t , c f . en im n im is

o . 96, a nd 3 1 2 . I n P la u tu sen im is often corrobora tive, see

97 , 60 0 .

a u ris Cicero a nd Livy u se a d

a u r is after occider e, Livy a lsoa u r ion s.

89. Is est Pronou n ced ist.

After this verse th e sisters com e

ou t to greet their fa ther.

I 2. 93— 1 0 9]

AN.

sé llio.

PA . Man e pu l u in u m .

f u lttim st m ih i .

AN .

STI CH VS 7

NOn sedeo istic : u OS sede te : ego sedero in sub

Bé ne p rocu ra s m ihi : sa t Sic

95 PA. Sin e, pa ter . AN . Quid opust? PA. OpuSt. AN .

Morem t ib i geram . a tque hoc es t sa t i s .

PA. Num qu am en im n im i s cu rate possu n t suu m pa ren

tem filiae. 3 9

quem a équ iu st potiOrem h ab ere . qu am te ? postidea, pa ter,u iros nostros, qu ibus tti n os u olu isti esse m a t res fam i l ia s ?

AN .

sen t i s u iros

100 p ro’

l’

ude h ab etis quasi praesen tes sin t .

pa ter,

Bon a s u t a equ om st facere fa citis, quOm tam en ap

PA . Pu dicitiast,

eos nos m agnificare qu i n os socia s su m psertin t s ib i .

AN .

rib u s ?

PH .

m u m adhib eri u olo.

Nullu st pra e ter n6squ e teque .

Ntim qu is h i c es t a l ien us n ostris d ie tls auceps a ti

AN . VOStru m an i

45

nam ego ad u os n un c inperitu s rerum et m orum m tilieru m

105discipulus u enio ad m agistra s : qu ibus m a trona s m Orib u s

quae Optu m a e sun t esse oportet, id u traqu e u t dicat

m ih i .

PA.

ré s u enis

Quid istu c es t quod huc éxqu aesitum m t’

tlieru m m o

50

AN. PO1 ego uxorem qu a éro, postqu am uOstra m a ter

m Ortu ast.

PA.

98 , 99. Both n ir as and B on as

Scan as pyrrhics or m onosyl lab les,c f . 1 1 3 u olo sc .

102. au cep s anr ib u s‘Ea ves

.d ropper,’in which sense a u ceps is

~

a lso u sed by i tself. Th e da t; is

Faci l e in u enies é t peiOrem et petu s m ora tam, pa ter,

inst ru m en ta l , whi le dietz'

s is da t.a fter est a u ceps, Cf . M il . 4 . 1 . 9n e qu is n ostr o lzic a u ceps se

'

r m on i

siet.‘W ha t do

you m ean by saying tha t ,’ cf. 1 2 7 .

FLA VTI [1 2 , 1 1 0— 1 2 6

110 quam il la fuit : m eliOrem n eque tu réperies n eque SO]

u idet.

AN. At ego ex te exqu aero atque ex ista c tzZa sorore.

PA.

‘

EdepOl, pa ter, 54

scio u t oportet é sse : s i s in t ita u t ego aequ om cénseo.

AN. V010 scire ergo u t a é qu om cen ses. PA. Ht, per

u rb em qu om am b u len t,

omn ibu s o s opttiren t, n equ is m é r i to m a l e dicat s ibi.

115AN . D ic u icissim n un c iam tu. PH . Quid u is t ibi div

cam, pa ter ?

AN . Ub i facillu m é specta tu r m tilier qua e ingenidst bono ?

PH . Quoi m a le faciu ndist po tes ta s, qu Om n e id faciat

tém perat. 60

AN. H ad m a l e istu c . age tu [dice] : u trast condi t i o pén é

Sio r,nirginem n e an u idu am habere ? PA. Quan ta m ea st

-

A

sa a

pié n tia ,

120 ex"

m a l i s m ul tis m a lum quod m inu rrium st, id min umést

m a lum .

qu i po te m u lierés u ita re, l S u itet : u t cotidie

pridie cau eat me fa cia t quod pigeat postridie.

AN. Q uae t i b i m u l ier u idetu r m u lto sapientissu m a ?

PH . Qua e tam en , qu om ré s secu nda e sun t, se poterit

nOscere

125 ét il la qua e a equo an imo patietu r sibi esse pe iu s quam

AN . Edepol nos lep ide tem ptau i u é stru m qu e ingenium

ingent

1 12. si sint Equ al to u tin a m 126. . nostr u m Ing enium ing eni

sint.‘The inheren t qu a lit ies of you r

11 3 . VO10 Cf . 98, 99. cha ra cter,’ ‘th e ben t of you r dis1 1 8 . dice : u tr a st Mss. a lter a , There is n o hypa l

‘

u tr a sit. lage, thou gh ou r idiom pla cesconditio See p ensior

‘in higherth e pron om ina l adject ive with th egenitive.

13 5AN .

I 2 , 1 2 7— 1 43 ] STI CH VS 9

é t hoc es t quod ad u os u é nio quodque esse am ba s con

u en tas u olo 7 0

ita m i auc tores stin t am i ci , u t UOS h inc ab du cam dom u m .

PA . At en im nos qu a rum res agi tur al i ter auc tore’

s

su m u s.

1 3 0 n am a tit ol im ,n i s i tibi placeb ant, non da ta s opOrtu it

aut nun c n on aequoin st abduci , pater, i l l i s ab sén tib u s.

AN. Vosn e ego pa t ia r Ct’

im m endicis nupta s m e u i

n ir i s

PA.

pla ce t .

75

Placet i l l e m eu s m ih i m endicu s : szZu s rex regin ae

idem a nim u st in pauperta te qu i Ol im in diu itiis fui t .

VOS la trones e’

t m endicos hom in es m agni pénditis ?

PH. NOn tu m e a rgen to dedisti opinor n u ptu m ,se t u iro.

AN .

n ium P

Qu id illos ex pectatis qu i ab hin c iam abieru nt tr ie’

n

8 0

quin u os cap i t i s COnditionem ex pe’

ssum a prim ariam ?

PA .

AN .

pa t ri s

Sttiltitiast, pa ter, u ena tum ducere inu itas ca n es.

140 ho s t i s es t uxo r in u ita qua e ad u iru m n u ptum da tu r.

Cé rtum nest neu tram u ostrarum pé rsequ i im peritim

PH . Pé rsequ im u r : n am quo dedisti nuptum abire no’

lu m u s.

AN .

qua r.

127 . qu od u enio Not qu i te th esam e as qu oa

'u en iam . Ra ther

‘the fa ct tha t I com e,

’ cf. 1 0 7,than ‘

th e reason why I com e,’noc

m ea n ing ‘for this rea son .

’

esse conu enta s‘To have been

visi ted (by Cf . .Mil . 4 . 4 2 .

1 29. At enim Equ iva len t to

dAAc‘

I. ydp. See 88 .

1 3 8 .

‘W hy do you not a cceptan u nexcept ionable estab lishm en t

85

Béne ua le te : ibo atque am i c i s u é stra con s i l ia é lo

in pla ce of an u tterly wretchedon e ?

’Cf . 51 , 1 1 8 for conditio

m ean ing m a rried sta te.

’

3

141 . u ostrar um P la u tu s u ses

u ostr ar um ,u ostr a r u m , for the

genit ive of u os .

142. qu o I .e. ad qu os, see

1 40 ad u ir u m n uptu m da tu r, cf.

2 3 1 pa r asitu m in a nem qu o r e

conda s reliqu ia s.

STI CH VS [I 2, 1 44

— 1 54

PA. PrOb iores, credo , arb itra b u n t, si prob is narrau eris.

145AN . Ctirate ig i tu r fam i l iarem rem u t potestis Optu m e.

PH . Nt’

mc p la ces qu om re’

c te m on s tra s : n un c t i bi a u scu l

tab im u s.

n un c, soror, a b eam u s in t ro. PA . Im m o in ternisam do

m um . 9°

Si ab n i ro tib i f orte u eniet n t’

Intiu s, fae i to tit sc iam .

PH . Ne’

que ego t e celab o n eque tu m e’

cela ssis qu6d

sc ia s .

150 ého Crocotiu m , i, pa ra situ m Gé la sim u m huc a rcé ssit0 °

t ecum adduce . nam illu m eca stor m i t tere ad portum u olo,

siqu ae for te ex As ia n an i s her i eo a u t hod ie u é nerit. 95

nam dies to tos apu t por tu m sern os unu s adsidet

set tam en u olo in teru isi. prOpera a tque a ctu ttim redi .

144 . Pr ob ior es ar b itr ab u n t‘they w il l th ink u s m ore hon ora ble ’

(than i f we took you r a d

v ice).145. After this verse ex i t An

tiph o .

147 . soror For the long u l t im a

cf. 7 , 1 40 , u x or .

in t ro Fol lowed by hia tu s witha change of speakers. dom um

Pam ph ila’

s own hom e.

149. n equ e cel a ssis For n equ e

et n e in a prohib i t ion Lewis a ndShort on ly c i te Livy . For old

fu t. in —so see 7 1 .

1 50. As soon as Pam phila goesoff , Ph ilu m en a ca l ls Crocotium ,

wh o at once “ com es ou t of th e

hou se.

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I ’ZA VTI [I I 1 , 1 7 1— 1 94

nun c si ridicu lu m hOm in em qu aerat qu ispiam ,

u enalis ego su m c u m Orn am en tis Om n ibus

inanim en tis é x plem en tu m qu a é rito.

Gelasim o n om en m i indidit pa r uo pa ter,175 qu ia iam a pa u sillo ptiero ridicu lus f u i.

’

propter pa u periem hoc adeo n om en répperi,

eo quia pau pertas feci t ridic u ltis forem

n am i l la art i s om nis pé rdocet, ub i quem attigit.

per annOnam ca ram d ix i t m e n a ttim pa ter

180 propté rea , credo, n t’

I nc esu rio é cr in s .

se t —gener i no s tro ha ec réddita st b enignita s

n ul li n egare so l eo, siqu i esrim u ocat.

orat i o u na in té riit hom in u m pe’

ssu m e,

a tque Optum a herc le m eo an im o et scitissu m a ,

185 qu a a n te I’

I teb an tu r ‘u é ni i l l o ad cen am : s i c fa ce

prom itte u ero : n é gra u a re : es t COm m Odu m ?

u olo inqu am fieri : nOn am ittam quin ea s.

’

nun c re’

ppereru n t iam ti u erbo u icariu m ,

nihili quidem h erc le u érb u m i d a c u ilissum u m

‘u océm te '

ad cenam,n is i egom et cen ém foris.’

ei he’

rc le u erb o lum b os defra ctOs u elim ,

ni u é re perierit, Si cen a ssit dom i.h a ec u é rb a su b igu nt m e u ti m ores barba ros

d iscam atque u t fa eiam praécon is compendium

1 7 1 . ridicu l u m‘Facet iou s,

’1 81 . r eddita st

‘H as been‘am u sing .

’As sb ., 1 75, 1 77 r idi g i ven a s com pen sa t ion .

’

cu tu s z‘a b u ffoon , a professiona l 1 87 . am ittam

"Let you of f

joker .’ from com ing .

’

1 72. or n am en tis‘Appu rte 191 . def r a ctos

‘Sou ndly bea tn an ces.

’

1 79. per annon am ca r am So 192 . So Cam era riu s. u i u er e

MSS . Bothe per ca r om a n n on am , per ter it B , n iu e r epleu er it C .

‘when pr ices were high .

’ 193 . b ar b ar os I .e. Rom an .

180. esu rio To a void hia tu s 194. f a ciam p raeconis com ~

ego esu r io and adessu r io (Ritsch l) pendiu m‘Save the cost of a n

have been proposed. a u c tion eer .’

I I 1, 1 95

— 2 2 0 ] STI CH VS 1 3

195itaqu e auctionem praédicem , ip se u t u énditem .

CR . H ic i l les t pa ra situ s quem arcessitu m m issa sum

qua e q u itu r au scu ltab o pr iu s quam cOn loqu a r.

GE . Set cur i o s i sun t h i c com plu res m a l i ,’

a l ié na s qu i'

res cu ran t s tudi o m ax u m o,

200 quibus ipsis nul la s t res quam procuren t su a .

ei quando quem au ctiOnem factu rum sc ia n t

adet’

tn t, perqu iru nt quid s i e t ca u ssae ilico

u xOrin s i t reddtinda dos diu o’

r tio

a lién u m aes coga t an pa ra rit pra edium .

205eos Om nis tam e ts i h erc le h a tit indign os indico

qu i m u l tum m i seri sa t lab orent, nil m oror.

dicam auctionis caussam , u t dam n o gaudea n t

n am curiosu s n e’

m ost qu in s i t m aleu olu s.

[ipse e’

gom et qu am ob rem auction em prae’

dicem ,] 55

dam n a é u ener u n t m ax um a, [heu,] m iseré m ih i

210 1ta m e m an cu pia m iseru m adfecerun t m a l e

potationes pluru m a e dem Or tu ae

quo t adeo cena e quas defleu i m Ortu ae,quo t pOtiones m nlsi

, quo t i tem prandia ,

quae in ter continu om pé rdidi tr ienn ium .

215pra e m ae’

rore adeo m i ser a tque a egrittidine

consé n u i : pa ene- sum fam e dem o

’

r tu os.

CR. Ridicu lu s a cque n ullu st [quam ] quando é su rit.GE. Nun c auctionem facere decrettim st m ihi

foras necessu m st qu idqu id h ab eo u éndere.

220 a deste su ltis : pra éda erit praesén tium .

1 95. As Gelasim u s is fin ishing 208 . A fter this verse a ll MSS.

this first pa rt of h is sol i loqu y, Crocotium en ters so tha t h e does n otsee h er , and speaks in a n a sidewhile h e takes brea th (as she does

206 . Ritsch l . A su n t, the

rest sin t.

ex cep t A in sert th e verse enc losedin bra ckets.

21 3 . item Brix,MSS . a u tem .

216 . f am e dem ortu os Ritsch l .

MS S . f am ed em or tu u s.

21 7 . qu am Su pp l ied by Cam e

ra riu s.

P TA VT] [I I 1 , 2 2 1— 242 1

logOs ridicu los n endo . age‘

lice’

m ini.

qu i s Cena poscit ? é cqui poscit prandi o ?H ercu l 'eo sta b u rit prandi o , cena

'

t i b i .eh em , adn u istin

'

? n em o m eliore’

s dabit

225[nul l i m eliores esse pa ra s i to sin am ]ca u il lation es

,adsen ta titincu la s

a c périu ra titin cu la s pa ra s i t i ca s.rob iginosam strigilem , am pu llam rub idam

[ad] un ction es Gr a é ca s su da t6ria s

23 0 nendO, ue l a l ia s m ala ca s crapu laria s

pa ra situ m in an em qu 6 reconda s re l iqu ia s .

ha ec u éniu isse iam opus es t quan tum po testu t

,dé cum am pa r tem [Si] Hé rciili pollticeam ,

eo m ai or 9"

23 5CR . Ecastor a u ctiOn em [n on] m agni pre ti.

adh aé sit b om in i ad in f u m u m u en tre’

m fam es .

adibo ad hom in em . GE. Quis ha ec es t qua e adu orsum

u en it?

Epign om i an ci l la ha e’

c qu idem st, CrocOtiu m .

CR. Gelasim e, sa lu e . GE . N6n i d es t n om en m ihi.

240 CR. CertOmeca stor id fu i t n om en t i b i.GE . Fuit disertim , ueru m id usu pé rdidi

nun c Miccotrogu s n ém in e e u erO u ocor.

23 0. u el a l ia s 8 0 A .

O ther MSS. u . a . m a ta ca str a p u l 23 3 .

ta n ti,‘for a s m u ch as possible.

’

pol l u ceam . A sa crific ia l[a r ia s or u . a . m aZa s a mpu lla r ia s .

Ritsch l , p u lu iZ/os m ata cos cr apula r ios . I t is qu i te l ikely tha tcool ing u ngu en ts were u sed bysu ff erers from excess a t table .

23 1 . Gela sim u s hu m orou sly describes him self a s an em pty re

cepta cle for fragm en ts of food .

qu o‘I n to which

,

’ cf. 1 42 .

23 2. qu an tum potest Sc .

term , especia l ly in referen ce to

offerings of food a n d drink .

23 4 . I f E ca stor which A om i tsis sou nd, th e verse is m u t il a ted.

Th e sen se m ay b e‘there m ay b e

so m u ch th e m ore for th e pa tronof g lu ttons to enjoy .

’

242. nom in e e u ero‘On ac

cou n t of th e appropria teness of

th e n am e.

’

245GE.

250 GE .

255CR.

11 I,2 43

— 2 64] STI CH VS 1 5

CR. Au , ri’

s i te hodi e m u l tum . GE. Qua ndo au t quo

in l o co ?

CR. Hic , qu om a uctionem praédicab as pé ssum am . 90

Eho,

an audiu isti? CR. Té qu idem dignissu m am .

GE . Quo n un c i s ? CR . Ad te. GE. Quid u enis ?

CR. Philum en a

rogare iu ssit té niet opere m ax u m o,

m ecum sim itu u t i res ad sese dom u m .

Ego illu c m e/zercle u é ro eo quan tum po tis.

iam ne ex ta coota sun t ? quo t agn i s fé cerat ?

CR .

qu id igi tur m e uol t ?

rogar e opinor . GE.

GE.

i l la qu i dem n ul lum sacrufica u it. GE . Q uo m odo ?

CR. Tr i t i c ii

m odios decem

Méne, u t a b sese petam ?

Im m o tu u t aps te m u tu om n obis da res .

Nega esse qu od dem n é c m ihi nec ez'

m utu om

I OO

neque aliu t qu icqu am nis i hoc quod h ab eo pal l ium .

lingu am quoque et iam u éndidi da tar iam .

CR . Au ,

260 nul lan t ib i lingu ast? GE. Quae’

qu idem d i cit ‘dabo ’

u eterém reliqu i : eccillam qua e dicé t ‘cedo .

’

CR .

GE.

Ma lum mi t i b i den t 9k 26 ili

Ma lum qu idem si u i s, ha ec eadem dicé t tib i .

CR. Quid n unc ? itu ru’

s an n on ? GE. Ab i san é dom am

244 . pessum am . GE . SoRitschl. MSS . GE. P an a m a .

251 . agn is Cf . Verg . E d . 3 .

7 7 cz s a cz’

a m u z’

tu la pr of r u gié u s.

253 . u ol t \Vhen u eZ/e m eans

‘to wan t ’ i t takes two a ccu sa t ivesl ike a verb of asking .

255. dar es For sense go ba ckto 2 49. Edd. a fter Bothe need

lessly read du z’s.

256. ei I insert this. A readsmega , rest n ega to; Ritschl m ga

esse qu ad dam m z’

lzz‘

, m a qu ad u olt

m u tu a l /z .

258 . u endidida tar iam Bothe.

A u endz'

dz'

ta r z'

am B u en dz'

dz’

t a r z'

a m

th e rest u m dz'

ta r z'

a m ; I h ave a lsosold even m y tongu e which h adto do W i th g iving .

’

261 . eccill am Gela s im u s h as

ju st pu t ou t his tongu e, provokingCrocotiu m .

263 . dicet MSS. dz'

cz'

t, Edd.

da ba'

t.

FLA VT] [I I I , 2 65— 2

, 2 7 8

265 iam il lo u en tu ru m dicito. p ropera atque ab i.

dem iror qu id il laec m e ad se a rcessi iusserit,

qua e num qu am iu ssit m e ad se a rc essi a n te hun c

postqu am u ir ab iit e’

iu s . m itor quid s i e t

n i s i, lit periclu m' fia t

,u isam quid u elit.

270 se t é ccu m Pina ciu m éiu s pu erum . hoc u ide

sa t in lit fa ce te [a cque] atque ex pictu ra astitit?n e i s te e

’

depol u in u m poculo pau sillu lo

sa epe éx ancla u it sub m erum scitissu m e.

ACTVS I I .

P INACIVM.

SCENA 11 ( 11. I ).

GELASIMVS .

P I . M ercu r iu s , I ou is qu i n un t i us perhib étu r , nu m qu am

a equ é pa tr i

t iabo era e.

275 su o nuntiu m l epidum a'

ttu lit, quam ego nun c m ea e n u n

itaqu e on u stu m pec tus por to laet i t ia lu b e’

n tiaqu e

ne’que lubet n i s i glor i ose qu icqu am p roloqu i profecto.

am oénitatis om n ium u en erum e’

t u en u sta tu m adfero, 5

265. After this verse ex i t Crocot ium . Th e scen e ou ght to end h ere,a s i t is u n l ikely tha t Crocotiu mm et Gelasim u s j u st ou tside Phi

lu m ena’

s hou se, whi le h e certa in lyis encou n tered there by Pin aciu m .

268 . postqu am Cf . 1 56.

269. nisi‘However,’ ‘

on ly.

’

Cf . Cz'

st. I . I . 5, A u ] . 4 . I O. 79,Epid. 2 . 2 . 8 2, P sezzd . I . r . 1 05.

27 1 . satin u t Like sa tin , col

loqu ia lly= n 01m a Cf . M I. 4 . 3 .

4 1 . Th is is sa rcastic . So f a r

from standing l ike a figu re in a

p ictu re (an a l lu sion to h is n am e)Pina cium is m ore th an ha lf tipsy

a nd a s‘g loriou s

’

a s Tam O ’

Shun ter, so tha t h e ca nnot standsteady, n or when h e stops to testdoes he a t first know where h e is.274

, 275. Street or cou rt infr on t of Ph ilu m en a

’

s hou se. Pi

n a ciu m staggers on to th e stage,stops, and sol i loqu ises . See 2 7 1 .

These verses and 282— 28 7 , 289,290 , 294

—3 0 1 , 3 0 3

—3 0 5, 3 0 7,

3 0 8 a nd 3 26 a re z'

a m é z’

cz’

octon a r z'

z’

,

2 76, 2 7 7 , 28 r , 291 , 292 and 3 0 2

a re trocha ic tetram eters a ca ta lectic ,while 288, 293 , a re trocha ic tetram eters ca ta lect ic ; 3 09— 3 25 a na

paestic .

I I 2, 2 79— 298] STI CH VS 1 7

ripisqu e su perat m i atque ab u nda t pectus l'

a e t i t i a m en tu .

280 nun c t ib i po tes ta s adipiscu ndist glo r iam la u dém decus

propera , Pinacium , pedes hortare, hon es ta d ic ta fa c t i s,era équ e egen ti sub u eni

qua e m i sera in expec tatione Epignom i adu entiis u irist : r o

proz’

nde tit decet u iru m am at suum [et] cup i de é xpetit.nun c, Pin aciu m ,

285 age lit pla ce t, curre tit lube t : ca u e qu ém qu am fiocci

fecer i s

cub i ti’

s depu lsa dé u ia,tranqu illam con c inna u iam .

s i rex opstab it ob u iam ,regem ipsum pr i u s peruortito.

GE. Q u idn am dicam Pina ciu m tam lix ab u ndum cur rere ?

h arundinem fer t sportu lam qu e et ham u lu m piscariu m . 1 6

290 P I . Set tandem op in o a equom st eram m ih i e’

sse supp l i

c em atque [ea rn ]oratores m i t tere ad m e don aqu e ex a uro ét quadriga s ,

qu i u ehar : n am pedibu s ire non queo . ergo iam reu orta r

ad m e a di ri et supplica ri m i égom et a equ om ce’

n seo. 2 0

a n u é ro n uga s cén sea s nihilue esse ego quod nun c sc i o ?

295 tan tum a portu adporto bon i, tam ga udi um grande ad

fero

u ix ipsa dom ina hoc, si sciat, exoptare ab di s audeat.

n unc dltro lioc deportem ? h au p la ce t neque id niri

officiu m arb itror.

sic hoc u idetu r m ih i m agi s m eo conu en ire hu i c mintio : 25

281 . p edes h ortar e The ad 3 0 8, when h e tu rn s and recogn isesm on i t ion a t la st (a fter 0 . 28 7) h as th e door.e ff ec t so fa r. as a few i rregu la r 288 ; tum lix a b u n dum

‘Thu ss teps go , b u t by the t im e of v . 290 su tler-wise.

’ Gelasim u s al ludesi t h as lost its efiica cy.

h on esta ‘D o cred i t to you r

t idings by you r deeds.

’

287 . After this verse Pin acium

both to the leisu rely a im less progress which the g losses tel l u s issu ggested by Zz

’

x a bu ndu s, and a lsoto the fa c t tha t h e is probably

ru ns slow ly and deviou sly a crossth e stage, b u t soon changes hism ind and stops aga in u n til

F. P .

ca rrying som e food in th e basketabou t which h e d isplays cu

‘riosity 3 2 1 .

FLA VT] [I I 2,299—3 1 6

aduorsu m u eniat, ob secret s e u t m intio hoc inpé rtia rn .

3 00 secunda s for tunas decen t [fa s tidia et] su pé rb iae.

se t tan dem qu om r ecogito, qu i pot i s es t scire haec

scire m e ?

non en im possum quin reu or tar, quin loqu ar, qu in edi s

serem 29

eram qu e ex m aerore exim am , ben e facta m aiorrim m eum

ex aiigeam a tque illam augeam in sperato opportun o bon o .

3 05 con tun dam fa c ta Talthu b i con tém nam qu e om nis nun

tios :

sim u lqu e cu rsu ram m editab or ad ludos Olum pios.

set spat i um hoc opp i do b reu ist curricul o : quam m e

paénitet. 3 4

qu i d hoc ? occlu sam ian u am u ideo : ib o et pu ltab o for i s .

aperite a tque adproperate, fores facite tit patean t : re

m ou é te m oram .

3 10 n im is haec res s in e cura geritu r : u ide quam du du m h i c

a s to é t pu lto.

som none Operam da t i s ? é xperiar fores an cub i t i ac p edes

p lus u a leant.

nim i s u é llem h ae fores erum fiigissen t, ea caussa u t h a

beren t m alum m agnum .

defé ssu s su m pu ltando.

hoc postrem u m esto n obi s.

GE . I b o atque h u n c conpellab o.

sa lué s s i s . P I . Et tu salue.

3 00. MSS. g ive a sen ariu s, andA , thou gh on ly showing secu n da s

f or t, h as i t ranged as if i t were a

shorter l ine than those adja cen t . I tm ay b e a qu ota tion from a tragedy .

3 01 . qu i potis &c. P erhapsth e sou rce of scir e tu u m m

’

lzz'

l est

m’

sz‘

te scire b ot scz‘

a t a lter , Persiust o 2 70

3 11 . som none 810 ‘Are you

d il igen tly occupied in sleep ?’

Fa

eetions, a s thou gh sleep were workor stu dy.3 10. a sto For ind . see index.3 12. The fina l syl lables of f ore:

(cf. er u m and m a lu m (cf.en i

’

m , 96) a re pronou n ced short .3 1 3— 3 1 8 . An apaestic d im eters

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3 3 5P I .

FLA VT! l“3 . 3 3 1—3 42

ad m ed et rel inque egen tem para situ m , Philum ena .

PH . Pina ciu m . P I .

m ih i .

PH . Quid agi s ? P I .

ni rdgitem ? P I .

I stu c

Qu id agam rogitas ?

Quid m ecum st t ib i ?

indideru nt nom en m aiores

PH. Qu id

PH . Méz'

n fa stidis, propu diose P eloqu ere propere, Pi

n a ciu m . 1 0

I ube m e om ittere igi tur hos qu i re’

tinen t. PH. Qretin é n t ? P I .

dem

sat sc io t ib i non ten ere. P I .

propere a por t u hon o ri s cau ssa tu z'

.

por tas bon i P

P I . Nim i o adporto m ulto tan to plt’

is quam spera s.

Sailu a su m .

GE.

fam es P

PH . Ecqu em conu enistiP’

P I .

P luru rn osecqu em P P1.

3 3 1 . ad m ed So Ritsch l ; A

ad m e ; rest m e. Th e phra se r es

p z'

ee a d m e(d) is com m on , cf. Ca r .

3 . 5. 1 2 .

3 3 2. indideru nt Cf . a . 1 74 .

m aior es Grandi loqu en t for pa r entes or pa ler .

3 3 3 . Quid u i W hynot ? u sed in rhetorica l qu estion sand a lways followed by th e su b

j u n ctive.

3 34. Mein Ritsch l a fter Sciopp iu s. MSS. m i/z z

'

n,m ihi -inf ,

m en .

pr opu diose Cf . Tr u e. 2 . 2 . 1 7 .

3 3 5. Iu b e Scann ed as two sh ort

syl lables, of . ‘U . 596, m a n e w. 94 ,

l ace, ca u e v. 3 7. om itter e Let

Roga s ?

om n ia m em bra la'

ssitu do m ih i ten e t . PH . Lingu am qu i

I ta cé ler i curri cu lo fu i

PH . Ecqu id ad

PH .

I S

3 40 P I . At ego per i i , quo i m edu llam lassitu do pé rb ib it.

Quid ego, quo i m i sero m edu l lam u én tris percepit

Muitos . PH . At u iru m

go,’ cf. il l am om z

'

eer z'

m,Mil . 4 . 3 . 3 .

3 3 6 . m ih i Da t ive of persona ffected

,object to m em é r a ten et,

sim ila rly tz’

b z'

in the n ex t verseand qu oi, m y. 3 40 , 3 4 1 , 7712722

,21 .

3 443 3 7 . f ui p ropere ‘

I have beenhu rrying ,

’ cf. z'

tidem esse, 3 50 ,

pla n e z'

s/u e est. .odz'

ose lzz'

e es, 7 ru e;

2 . 7 . 68, 69, obu z’

am st, v . 524 .

3 3 9. ta n to A

cl im a x,{a u to being a ccom pan ied

by a gestu re su ggest ing am p l i tu de.

a dpor to So Ritsch l , MSS . z'

mpa r tz'

.

Sa l u a sum This m ay b e iron ica l ,b u t see on 3 56.

3 41 . p er cepit‘H as gripped.

’

3 50 P I .

11 3 , 3 43—3 53 ]

u é rum ex m ul t i s ne'

qu ioreni nul lum quam .h i c estf

Quo m odo ?

GE.

3 45prae’

terh ac s i m e in rita ssis

Anim u m indu cam u t istu c u eru m te é locu tum esseGE.

arbi t rer.

STI CH VS 2 1

PH.

l am du du m ego istum patior dicere iniu sté m ih i . 2 0

P I . Edepol esu rié s m a l e .

PI . Munditias u olo fieri : ec ferte huc scopa s sim u lqu e

harundinem ,

lit operam om nem a ranea r um pé rdam et tex tu ram inpro

ba rn

déz'

ciam qu e ea rum om nis tela s .

postea .

un ica ?

cape il la s Scopa s .

hoc con u orre.

GE. Capiam . P I .

GE. c ecero .

GE. Miserae a lgeb u n t

25

Qu id ? i l la s itidem ne esse cen ses quas i te cu m neste

Hoc egom et, tu

P I . Ecqu is huc ec fert nassiternam cum aqua ? GE . Sin e

su ffragio

popul i tam en aedilita tem h i c

ociu s

3 43 . Th e slave tu rns the su b

ject aggrava ting ly by a g ird a t the

pa rasite, who tires u p , b u t beingthrea tened W i th hu nger knu ck lesu nder at once .

3 44. istum To avoid hia tu sbefore and a fter ega Ritsch l a ltersto ista m aeg r e. mih i Cf . 21 . 3 3 6,da t ive after dicer e z

'

m'

u ste as a fterm a ledz

'

eer e.

3 46 . 111; Ritsch l u t m ,weak

en ing the sense i f n e b e n ega t ive.

Th e idea of m issing a m ea l a t on cetakes a ll the p lu ck ou t of Gela si

m u s .

3 47 . ecf erte Bothe ; MSS . izee(h ie) ferte.

3 50 . itidem esseCf .f u ipr oper e,

qu idem ger i t. P I . Age tn

3 3 7 ; so with esse ita,sz

'

e, a re

u sed often predica t ively wi th a

person a l su bject, cf. Fer s. 2 . 4 . 1 3a'

ta su m , Cz'

st. 1 . 1 . 48 z'

ta en'

s u t

u olo, Amp/z . 2 . 1 . 2 4 , 25Homo lzz'

e

ebr z’

u s est. .u tz’

n a m z'

ta essem ,

60 Sic su m u t u z'

des . cum See

Lewis and Short I . D . MSS . , ex

cept A and B , read teetu m for te,cu m .

3 51 . c ecero So A ; th e rest

3 53 . qu idem E i th er «fem is

i rra t ion a l ly long , z°

.e. pronou n cedas a short syl la ble, perhaps as a

n asa l sonan t, cf. w . 4, 262 , or the

word is pronou n ced as a m ono

sy l lable.

FLA VT!

terge h um u m,

conspé rge a n te a edis.

Fa c tum op61tu it.

[11 3 . 3 54— 3 67

P 1.

3 0

GE. Faciam .

3 55 ego hin c a ran eas de forib u s de’

z'

ciam et de pariete.

GE. Edepol rem n egotiosam . PH . Quid s i t nil e t i am scion isi forte hospité s u en tu ri sun t. P I . [Vos] lectos s tern i te .

3 65

GE .

n im ium sap i t .

Prin cipium p la cet de lectis. P I . Alii l igna caédite

alii'

piscis dcfpu rgate, quos p i sca tor attu lit3 60 pe

’

rh am et glandiu m [al i i] deicite.

3 5

GE. H é rc le hom o hic

PH . Non eca stor,tit ego opinor, sat i s era e m orem geris.

P I . Im m o res om nis relicta s hab eo pra e quod tii n el i s .

PH . Tum tu igi tur, qu a caussa m i ssus é s ad pot tum ,i d

é xpedi

P I .

s im u l,

D icam . postqu am m e m isisti ad portu m cu m lu ci

40

com m odu m radiosu s ecce so l su perab a t ex m a r i.

dum percon tor portitores, é cqu ae'

n a u is u e’

nerit

ex Asia , [ac] negan t u enisse, con spic a tu s su m in ter im

3 54 . ter ge Ritsch l , Mss. pinge.

Pa ctum opor tu it‘I t ou ght to

have been done a lready.

’

3 55. hinc Scann ed a s a shortsyl lable . Ritsch l a lters to 2712772.

3 56. etiam ‘Even now.

’ Thisspeech is a n a side. Th e perversi tyo f th e sla ve in keeping h is m is tresswa iting for th e news h e h ad hu rriedhom e with so fast, and . bu st l ingabou t so tha t sh e cannot get a

word in , is extrem ely com ic . P h il um en a

’spa t ien ce is to b e expla in ed

b yh er notexpect ing anygood n ews .

S in ce sh e spoke 71 . 3 3 9 sh e h a s com e

to th e con clu sion tha t Pin aciumm ost probably h as been u t teringt ipsy non sense. Not ice h ow th e

sla ve , a s m ajor-dom o, plays the

m aster . H e ca lls ou t h is orders toim ag in ary n u m bers of slaves. Per

haps one wou ld b e a va i lable forea ch order.3 57 . n isi Un less ’wil l do here,thou gh the con stru ct ion is m u chth e sam e a s in a . 269. Vos Su p

p l ied by Ritsch l .3 59. piscator H e seem s to for

get tha t h e brou ght fish him self.3 62. r el icta s h ab eo I rega rd

a s of n o a ccou n t . ’

3 63 . qu a ca u ssa .For th e stricterqu oi

’

n s ca u ssa . es A lways lon g inP la u tu s, thou gh a s an . en cl i t ic i tsu fl

'

er'

s prodelision ,cf. 3 7 2 , 7 3 8 ,

759. id On ly in A .

3 65. com m odu m‘Ju st th en .

’

ecce A r a dz'

ossu sseeee restr a a

’z

’

osu s esse som e critics r ad/osu ssese with an u nwa rran ted constr u ct ion . W ith super a ba t of . 2 79.

3 57 . a c Su ppl ied by Ritsch l .

I I 3 , 3 68—3 8 3 ] STI CH VS 2 3

c é rcu ru m ,quo ego m e m aiorem non u idisse ce

'

nseo.

in pot tum u ento secundo, nel o pa sso pé ru enit.

3 70 al iu s a l ium pé rcon tam u r :‘quoiast n au is ? quid u ehit?

’

in ter im Epignom um con spicio tuu m u iru m et seruom

Stich u m .

PH. Hem ,qu id ? Epignom u m é locu tu

’

s ? GE. TzZu m

u iru m et u ita'

m m eam .

P I . Vé nit, inqu am . PH . Tun e c um [ipsus] ipsum u i

dis ti? P 1 . Lubens. 49

GE . H é rc le ucro capiam scopa s atque hoc conu orram

luben s. 51

3 75 P I . Argen t iqu e a u riqu e adu ex it n imiu m .

‘ GE. N im i s

fa ctum ben e. 50

P 1 . Lanam pu rpu ram qu e m ul tam . GE.

‘

Hem , qu i uen

trem u e’

stiam .

P I .“

Le’

ctos eb u ra tos, au ratos. GE. Acc u b ab o régie.

P I . Tum Ba b u lonica peristrom ata tonsilia et tape’

tia

adu ex it. GE . Nim ium - bon a e rei : h é rc le rem gestam

‘bene. 55

3 80 P I . Po s te, u t occepi n a rra re, f idicin a s tib icin a s

sam buca s adu é x it secum fo rm’

a exim ia . GE. Eugepae.

quando adb ib ero,adludiab o : tum su m ridicu lissu m u s.

P I . Po ste unguen ta m ultigeneru m m u l ta. GE. Non

nendo l ogos

3 70. qu oia st So A ; rest eu z'

a est.

3 7 1 . in terim So MSS . Ritsch l ,from a g lossa ry, in ter z

'

oz'

.

3 7 3 . ipsu s In ferred by Ritsch lf rom rem a in s in A .

3 7 7 . Accu b ab o r eg'

ie I sha l lrecl ine a t table in roya l style.

’

3 78 . peristrom ata Ritsch l pér istr om a tz

'

a , eo’

n e/zy lz'

a ta tapett'

a , A

( tpen'

strom a ton sz'

lz'

a .r epetz’

a restof per istr om aton sz

'

l la et tapetz'

a .

For (Mss. consil ia , one

eon su ta ) cf. P seu d. t . 2 . 20 ,‘

2 1 u t

u eper istrom a ta qu idem d equ epie/asin t Ca mpa n iea , n equ e A lex a n

dr in a oe/u a ta eo/ze/ty l z'

a ta tapetz'

a .

3 7 9. r em Th e ex clam atory a cc.

a nd in f .

3 81 . sam b u ca s Perhaps we

shou ld read sa'

m ou ez'

ez'

n a s se'

eu m

a du ex it. a db ib ero I ha ve dru n kfreely." Cf . Ter . Hea u tf 2

'

.

3 8 3 . m u l tigener um Short form u ltor u m gen er a /n .

24 FLA VT] [I I 3 , 3 84—3 97

iam non faciam auctionem : m i optigit heredi ta s. 60

3 85m al en ol i perqu isitores auctionu m pé rierint.

Hercu les, decu m am é sse ada u ctam t ib i quam u ou i gra

tulor.

[spes] est tandem a liqu ando importun am é x igere ex [u terofam em ].

PI . Pos te au tem adu ex it para sitos sé cum GE. H ei,

per ii m i s er.

P I . Ridic u lissu mos. GE. Reu orram herole hoc quod

conu orri m odo . 64

3 90 u éna les l ogi sun t i l li quos n egab am u éndere. 68

ilicet : iam m eo m a lost quod m aleu olen tes gaudean t . 69

Hercules,qu i dé u s sis

, san e discessisti non ben e . 70

PH . Vidistin u irum sororis Pam philippu m ? P I . Non .

PH . Non ades t ? 65

P I . Im m o u en isse ea m sim itu aié b an t il li: ego h t’

ic

citu s 66

3 95pra é c u cu rri, u t nun tiarem n un tium exoptab ilem . 67

PH . I in tro,Pina cium ,

iube fam u los rem diu in am m i

adpa rent. 7 I

b éne ua l e. GE. Vin adm in i strem ? PH. Sait seru oru m

h a b eo dom i .

3 84 . f a ciam B reads f a ez'

o.

Ritsch l adopts, in serting ego a fteriam to avoid hia t u s. The verserefers to 2 21. 195

— 2 3 5. optig it

Note reten t ion of ea rly leng th of

the u l t im a , as often in P lau tu s (cf.Capt. 9 a t least twice inTeren ce, Ca tu l lu s 64 . 20 despex z

'

t,

Verg .Georg . 2 . 2 1 1 em’

tu z’

t. Ritsch l

reads optigz'

t m i.

3 86. esse a d au ctam H a s beenin creased.

’

Th e verse refers to 7x.

2 3 4.

3 87 . This verse is on ly pre

served (in a m u t i la ted condition)

by A . Ritsch l com pleted it.3 92. qu i deu s sis Considering

th a t thou a rt a god .

’

3 93 . Pam ph il ippum Here A’

reads F ampf u'

l u m non n on a dest;

b u t elsewhere g ives P amph ilippu s.

There is a syl lable too m u ch u n less. ipp is to b e scann ed short inspi te of th e a ccen t , as in th e coinF/zz

'

l z‘

ppu s often ,cf. B a re/z . 4 . 1 . 1 8

u el u t du eeu tos F/zz'

l z'

ppos“

r edda t

a u r eas .

3 97 . b ene u al e Philu m ena dis

m isses th e parasite.

I I 3 , 3 98—40 1 ] STI CH VS 25

GE. Enim u ero, Gelasim e, opinor prou enisti futtile,

si neque i l le ades t neque h i c qu i u é nit qu icqu am

u enit.

ibo in tro ad l ibros et d iscam dé dic tis m eliorib u S '

nam ni illos hom in es ex pello, ego occidi planissu m e.

3 98 . prou enisti f u ttil e‘Thou

hast wasted thy pains, i t h as tu rnedou t disappoin t ing ly for thee.

3 99. $1 ‘Inasm u ch a s.

’1119

Pam philippu s, h e being Epignom u s, see M }. 4 15

—4 1 7. su b u enit

Note the pla y on u em’

t.

400. l ib ros An ea rly not ice of

jest -books.

401 . Perhaps there is hia tu s a t

the diaeresis of th e verse betweenthe two o

’

s.

405

410

415

ACTVS I I I .

EP IGNOMVS.

EP .

SCENA I .

STICHVS .

Q u om b éne re gesta saln os con u ortor dom u m ,

Nep tun o gra t i s hab eo et tem pesté tib u s

s im u l Mercur i o, qu i m e in m ercimoniis

iu u it lu crisqu e qu adru plica u it re’

m m eam .

ol im quos a b iens adfeci aegrim onia ,

eos nun c la eta n tis adu entu faciam m eo.

n am iam An tiphonem conu eni adfin ém m eum

c um qu e éo reu eni ex inim icitia in gratiam .

u idé te qu aeso quid po tes t pecun ia .

quon iam redisse b éne re ges ta m e’

u idet

m agnasqu e adporta u isse diu itias dom u m,

s in e adu oca tis ibidem in cercu ro, in stega ,

i n am icitiam a tque in gratiam con uorti'

m u s.

et i s hodie apu t m e cena t et fra te’

r m eus.

n am her i am bo in u no po rtu fu im u s : se t m ea

hodie solu tast nau is a liqu an to pri u s .

402. Scene, I n terior (a triu m )o f Epignom u s

’a nd Philu m en a

’

s

hou se, viewed from its fron t , whichis absen t . Probably the sam e a s

th e first scen e. En ter Epignom u s

from within to Stich u s and o ther

slaves, the fem a le m u sicians, a nd

parasi tes, porters &c . Epign om u s

h as j u st a rri ved , b u t the first m eeting between h im a nd his wife isover .41 3 . ib idem ‘Stra ightway.

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—453

43 5 EP . Age abduce b a sce in tro hunc tibi dedo diem .

ST. Me in cu lpa h ab eto, n 1S1 probe ex c ru ciau ero.

iam h erc le ego per hortum ad am icam transibo m eam,

m i han c occu patu m noctem : eadem sumb u lam

dabo ét iu b eb o ad Saga rin u m c enam coqui.440 a u t égom et i bo a tque opson ab o opson ium .

Saga rin u

seru n am m ca eadu ors c u m u erb erib u s

da r u t m u erb erab u ndu m addu cam dom u m

445 pa rata h i c f a ciam tit s in t. egom et m e’

m oro r.

a tque id n e nos m irém ini, hom in es sé ru olos

po tare am a re a tque ad cen am condicere

l i ce t hoc Ath enis n obis . se t qu om cogito,

potitis quam in u idiam inueniam , es t et iam h i c o s tium 40

450 a liut pos t i cum u ostra ru m h a ru nce a édium

[posticam pa r tem m agi s u tu ntu r a ediu m .]ea ibo opson a tu m a tque ea dem referam opsonium

452 per hortum u troqu e com m eatu s con tinet.

i te hac secundum u os. n e ego h u nc la cero d i em .

43 5. See 4 1 8 .

43 6. ex cr u ciau ero Th e h ol idayis Stichu s

’sla ve ou t of whom h e

m ea n s to wring a s m u ch a s pos

sible . Cf . la eer o diem , o . 453 .

4 3 7 . a d On ly in A .

43 8 .

‘To se

cu re for m ysel f.’ eadem By th esam e way .

’

44 1—445. On ly fou nd in A .

446—452. Stich u s advances toth e fron t of th e stage, n ea r th e

posi t ion of th e fron t door of th e

hou se, and addresses th e a u dien ce.

448 . qu om cogito ‘Upon con

sidera t ion .

’H e expla in s wh y h e

is going throu gh th e ga rden , 43 7 .

449. inu idiam inu en iam BCD

z'

iz u em'

a m A in u idia m

Th e su perflu ou s-dz"

is owing to th e l ikeness o f z'

u dz'

to

-u z'

di. The scribe appea rs to havem issed ou t -u z

’

and to have imm edia tely seen his m istake, b u tto have forgot ten to erase th e

erroneou s -a’

i

450. After this verse Mss. ex

cept A exhib i t th e verse en closedin bra ckets.

452. comm ea tu s continet‘There is a con tin u ou s pa th .

’

453 . ite secu n dum Equ iva len tto sequ im z

’

m’

, cf. A mp/z . 2 . 1 . 1

Am ph . Age, z'

tu secu ndu m . So .

sequ or ,su bsequ or te.

nos Th e fem a le m u sic ians,

l I I 2. 454—467]

ACTVS I I I .

GELASIMVS.

GE.

S TI CH VS 29

SCENA I I .

EP IGNOMVS.

L i b ro s inspex i : tam confido quam po tis

455 m e m eu m optentu ru m regem ridicu lis log i s .

n unc interu iso iam ne a portu adu é nerit,

u t cu m adu en ien tem m éz'

s dictis delé niam .

EP.

GE.

Hic qu idem Gela s im us es t pa ra situ s qu i u enit. 5

Ausp ic i o hod ie giptu m o ex 1u i fora s .

460 qu om stre’

ma [m i] ob sca eu au it, spectatu m hoc m ihist,

m u sté lla m urem apstu lit pra e ter pedes.

n am u t il la u itam répperit h odié s ibi ,i tem m e spero factu ru m ,

a u gu riu m ac fa c i t .

Epignom u s h i c qu idem st qu i as ta t : i bo a tque adloqu a r .

465Epign om e, u t ego n un c te con spicio l u ben5°

u t pra e la et i t ia lac ru m a e prosu lit’

in t m ih i .

EP.

whom h e wil l leave in th e in terioro f the hou se on h is way to th e ga r

den . On ly F reads u os . n e ego,the rest u as m e. ego.

la cero ‘I am frit tering awa y .

’

C f . A s. 2 . 2 . 25qu in ego ll a m z

'

u beo

ta ter e, qu a e loqu eu s la eer a t dz'

em ?

454 . Scen e, street before Epignom u s

’ hou se . Gela sim u s en terson th e right short ly before Epignon iu s com es ou t of th e hou se . Lib rosin spexi Th e phra se su ggests bookso f ora cles. potis For potis est

cf. B a ttit. 1 . 1 . 1 st Izac potis est,

Lu cr . 1 . 453 .

455. m e m eum So mss. ;

Ritsch l m eum m e. Optentu r um

Sha l l reta in the power of .’r eg em

‘Pa tron .

’

459 . h odie To a void hia tu sRitsch l inserts fzer ele before, a nd

u a lu istine u sque ? Susten ta tum st sedulo .

ego a fter lzodz'

e.

460. str en a. W hen th e om en

w as gra n ted to m e’

; c f. 27 . 67 3 .

il l a I . e. m u ste/a . Here obsea e

u a r e z‘to bring a good om en

’

or

sim p ly ‘to offer a presage .

’

The

sen se is not n ecessa ri ly b ad in A s .

2 . 1 . 18 m etu oqu od z'

Z/z'

e obsea eu a u z’

t

w eoe f a /sa e f a l la ez'

a e‘otTers a p re

sage tha t m y t rickery wil l p la y m e

fa lse .

’mi Added by Ritsch l .

462. u itam I .e . v z'

etu m ,cf.

Tr iu . 2 . 4 . 76 n equ e il li cof zeeda m

qu it/qu am de u z'

l a m ea .

463 . a c So A ; rest [za e (Izoe).Som e add lza ee (i.e .

464 . qu idem st Sca n ned as one

sy l la ble , or a s two short syl lables,Cf . w . 4 , 3 53 .

467 . Cf . 586. u squ e‘All

the whi le.

’

Su stentatum st se

3 0 FLA VT] [111 2 , 468— 486

GE. Propin o t ib i sa lutem plenis faucib u s.

EP. B en e a'

tque am i ce dicis. di den t qua e’

n el i s.470 GE.

are at are are are ate

EP . Cen em i l l i apu t te ? GE . Quon iam sa lu os adu enis.

EP . Locata st opera n un c qu idem : tam gratia st.

GE. Prom itte. EP . Cer tu m st. GE . Sic fa ce, inqu am .

EP . E s t cer ta res .

GE . Lu b é n te m e he rcl e facies. EP . Idem ego istuc sci o : 2 0

475 quando u su s u eniet, fiet. GE . Nun c ergo u su s est.

EP . Non é depol possum . GE. Qu id gra u a re ? cén sea s

nescio qui d t uero hab eo in m un do . EP . I m odo

a l ium conu iu am qu a é rito t ib i i n huno diem .

GE. Quin tti prom ittis ? EP . Non grauer, s i possiem . 25480 GE. Vn um qu i dem h erc le cer te prom itto tibi

luben s a ccipiam cer to,s i prom isseris.

EP. Va leas. GE. Certu m nest ? EP . Cé rtu m : cena b o dom i .

GE. Sic quon iam nil procé ssit, [ig i tur] adieroapértiore m agi s u ia ac p lané loqu a r .

485 qu andoqu idem tu te ad m e n on u i s prom ittere,u in ad te ad cen am u én iam ? EP. Si possit, u elim : 3 0

du l o ‘I have kept u p withou tany lapse.

’

468 . Cf . o. 425. p l enis f au

cib u s In a bu m per.’

47 1 . il l i Equ iva len t to z'

ll z'

e,

cf. M il . 2 . 3 . 1 6,‘over there.

’Th e

qu estion is asked with an air of

con tem ptu ou s su rp rise. Gelasim u s’

lodg ing wou ld b e in a low n eighb ou rhood .

472. Locata st So A ; rest Voea ta est.

‘My services a re engaged

at presen t.’

Cf . Tr z'

u . 4 . 2 . 6 ego

oper am m eam tr z'

ou s u u m z’

s /zodz'

e

Ioea u z'

a d a rtes u ug a tor z'

a s. tam

Equ iva len t to ta m en, cf. w . 2 7 ,

4 3 ,‘yet I tha nk you a ll th e sam e.

’

Th e phra se, tam g r a tz'

ast,m ea n s

‘yet I decl ine with thanks,

’ M en .

2 . 3 . 4 1 .

47 3 . Certum st. ‘I h ave de

c ided, I t is set t led,’z'

.e. th e priorengagem en t m u st b e kept .474 . Cf . Men . 2 . 1 . 47 m e l u

ben te f eeer z'

s. Idem‘I too know

you wishes.

’

47 6. cen sea s‘Recon sider i t. ’

47 7 . I rea l ly have som ethingchoice in read iness.

’

48 3 , 484 . A n a side. On ly inA a fter 485. Bothe transposedand read tex t of 71 . 483 , th e end of

which is m u tila ted in th e MSS. a ndwhich beg in s with sed. u ia , ac

Mss. u z'

x z'

ta .

I I I 2, 487—50 4] STI CH VS 3 1

u eru m hic apu t m e c é nan t a l i eni nou em .

GE. Hau postulo equ idem i n lé cto m ed adcum b ere

sci s tli m ed esse [unum ] im i su b selli u iru m .

490 EP . At ci oratores popu l i sun t , su m m i u iri

Am b racia u eniu n t huc l ega t i puplice.

GE. Ergo oratores popu l i sum m a tes n i ri

sum m i accu b en t, ego in fu m a tis in f um u s.

EP . H au t aequ om st te in ter ora tores accipi.

495GE . Equ idem h é rc le ora to r sum , se t procedit pa ru m .

EP . Cra s dé reliqu iis nos n o lo . m u l tum ua l e.

GE . Per i i hé rcle u cro plan e, nih i l ob nox ie.

uno Gela s im o m inus es t quam du dum fu i t .

certum st m u stel lae postha c n u m qu am credere

500 n am incé rtiorem nu llam n ou i b é stiam .

qu aene éa pse decien s in die m u tat l ocum,

earn auspicau i ego in re capi ta li m ea ?

certum st am icos con u ocare, u t con su lam

qu a lege n un c m ed é su rire oporteat.

487 . nou em The regu lar m a x i

m um n u m ber for a Rom an d inn er,the m in im u m being three .

489. imi su b sell i nir am Cf .

Capt. 3 . 1 . 1 1 La eou a s, im i su b

493 . in f um a tis Sc . a eeu oem .

Nom in a tive co in ed on th e an a logyof su m m a tz

’

s, an ea rly form of su m

m a s,

‘in the very lowest pla ce,’

as

a fou rth on th e {m u s leetu s.

495. An as ide. orator As inw . 49o

—494 an am bassador, ’

despa tched by him self to m aked ip lom a tic a rrangem en ts for a supper. p rocedit par um I am gettingon badly .

’

Note th e rhym e .

496 . de r el iqu iis Sc . eeu a r e.

0 3 th e rem a ins .

’ This u se of de

in t rodu ces th e store which is drawnu pon a s wel l a s the property fromwhich th e cost of a nything is taken ,

cf. de tu o, a . 426. m u l tum u al e,‘I wish you a very good day.

’

497 . nihil ob nox ie‘Throu gh

no fau l t of m y own .

’Th e phrase

h a s cau sed trou ble, sin ce it h as

been rega rded a s Opposed top la n e.Note th e rhym e.

498 .

‘Th e world is less by one,n am ely Gelasim u s

, than i t wa s ju stn ow .

’

501 . eap se Agrees with die.‘I n th e lim i t of a day.

’decien s

‘Any nu m ber o f t im es,’ cf. Amp/z .

2 . 1 . 2 7 E qu idem decien s dz'

x z'

.

504 .

‘On wha t term s I oughtn ow to sta rve.

’

ACTVS Ivl SCENA I .

ANT IPHO.

s in t fil ia s,

PAMPH I LI PPVS. -EPIGNOMVS.

505AN. Ita me di ben e am en t m ea squ e m ihi b éne serua s

tit m ih i u olu p est, Pam ph ilippe, qu ia nos in pa triam dom u m

rédiz'

sse u ideo ben e re gesta am bos,te et fra trém tuum .

PA.

ess e, An tiph o

Sat i s aps te a ccipiam ,nisi u ideam m ih i te am icu m

n un c, qu ia te m z’

lzz'

am icu m ex perior esse, c redetur t ib i . 5

sé t m ih i

510 AN. vocem ego te ad m e ad oenam,fra ter tuu s u i dix is

te apu t s e cena turu m esse hodie, quom m e ad se ad .ce

nam u ocat.

é t m agi s pa r f u erat m e n ob i s dare cenam adu en ientib u s,

quam m e ad illu m prom ittere, n is i mo l lem ei adu orsarier.

n un c m e gra tiam abs te inire u é rb is nil desidero 1 0

505. Scene ; th e street before 509. cr edetu r tib i ‘I sha l l b eEpignom u s

’

hou se. En ter Antiph o you r debtor. ’a nd Pam philippu s who have j u st 512. n ob is dar e So A ; restm et. Ita m e di am ent A com tran spose .

m on phrase, cf. 2 71 . 685, 754, 51 3 . MSS . qu am m e a d z’

l/u d

A mp/i. 2 . 1 . 53 ; with u t a s hereA u l . 3 . 5. 2 2 , B a te/z . 1 . 2 . 3 , Ga s.

2 . 8 . 1 6 ; P rop . 1 .

505— 507 . So MSS . Ritsch l ando thers a l ter to su i t Fampfiz

'

le in

stead oi Fa mp/zz'

l z'

ppe and thei rviews on rhythm . See 3 3 .

508 . nisi u ideam ‘I f I did

not see’

;‘withou t seeing .

’

p r om itter e n isi“

n o/[em ez'

; Ritsch l

qu a m ad il lu m m e pr om itter e, ezu z

'

sz'

n ot/em .

nisi nou em A slight and n a tu ra lel lipse. Th e form a l protasis wou ldb e et dedz

'

ssem . Perhaps there ish ia tu s a fter n ot/em .

514 . g ra tiam ab s te inir e Cf .

Cz'

st. 4 . 2 . 7 1 il le a qu adam m u

I‘V’

1, 51 5

—529] STI CH VS 3 3

515 cras apu t m e eritis é t tu et i l le cum nostris u xorib u s.

PA. At apu t m e peréndie : nam i l le her i r ne iam noca

u erat

in h u nc dz'

em . se t sa t in ego tecum pacifica tu s su m,An

upho ?

AN . Quando ita rem gessistis, u t nos u é lle am icosqu e

addeceh

pax com m ercium qu est nob i s m e’

cum . hoc facito u t co

gi tes 1 5

520 ut quo ique hom ini ré s pa ratast, perinde am i c i s utitu r

525

s i res firm a , i tem‘

fi rm i am i ci sun t i s i res lax é laba t,itidem am i c i con la b a scu n t. re

’

s am icos in u enit.

EP . l am red eo .

’

nim iast u olu ptas, si dz'

u a fu eris a dom o,dom u m ub i redieris

,s i t i b i n ul la a égritu do an im o ob niam st.

n am ita m e absen te fam i l ia rem rem uxor cu ra u it m eam : 2 1

om n z'

u m me exi lem atque inan em fe’

ci t a egritudin u m .

se t eccu m fra trem Pam philippum : in c édit cu m socero suo .

PA. Quid agi tur, Epignom e ? EP . Qu id tu ? quam du

dum in portum u enis ?

PA. Han longissu m e’

. EP. Pos t i l la iam istest tranquillus

tibi?

l z'er e, sz

'

eam m onstret, gr atz'

a m

iu ea t.

51 7 . sa tin ego . So MSS . ; Edd.

sa tz'

u e. in h u n c diem Scannedas an an apaest . See apu t se a . 51 1

a nd or}. 98, 99.

51 8 . u el l e So A ; rest u eZ/em .

520, 521 . From to it

e m is fou nd in A On ly, m u ch m u

tila ted , b u t 27 . 520 is restored withcerta in ty by Ritsch l , with th e helpo f Ch a risiu s wh o qu otes per in dea m icis u tz

’

tu r . F01 th e first fou rwords of o . 52 1 A on ly givess f For th e [a x e of A

th e rest give lassa or Za sse. perinde

Th e m iddle sy l la ble is sca nned

F. P .

short , cf. in tr o 53 4.

523 . I am r edeo Epignom u s

en ters from his hou se throu gh thecen tra l d oor a t th e ba ck of th estage and ca l ls ba ck to h iswi fe

‘I

sha l l b e ba ck d irect ly ,’ and thensol i loqu ises.

a Som e ed i tors om i t , scanningdz

'

u wi tho u t -synizesis .

524 .

“

tib i So A ; rest si. ‘

ob u iam st See 3 3 7 .

525. nam ita. Th e n a m appliesth e gen era l sta tem en t to the speaker . For tha t is h ow .

’

528 . Q u id agitur‘How do

you do ?’ cf. Tr u e. 4 . 4 . 7 .

iste An tipho

FLA VT] [IV 1 , 53 0—544

53 0 AN. Magi s qu am m are quo am bo e s t i s u ec ti. EP . Fa’

cis

u t a l ia s ré s so les . 25

b odien e ex on eram u s n anem,frater ? PA. Clem en té r u olo

nos potiu s on erém'

u s n osm et u icissa tim u olu ptatib u s.

quam m ox cocta st ce’

na ? inpra nsu s ego su m . EP. Ab i

in tro ad m e é t laua .

PA . D eos sa l u ta tu m atque uxorem m odo in tro deu ortor

dom u m .

53 5[haec s i ita u t u olo conficio, con t in uo ad te t ran sco .]Apu t nos ec cillam festina t cum sorore uxor tu a . 3 0

PA . .Optu m est : iam istuc m ora i m inus erit. iam ego

apu t te ero.

AN .

‘

Prius quam abi s, pra esé n te ted hu i c apologum agere

un um u olo.

PA. Max u m e. AN . Fu i t (Sl im ,qua si [nun c] ego su m

,

sen ex . ez'

filiae

540 dua c eran t, qua s i nun c , m eq e sun t. ea e erant duob u s

n u ptae fratrib u s,

quas i n un c m ea e sun t u é b is. PA . Miror quo é u asu ru st

apologu s. 3 5

AN . Era t m in ori i l l i adu lescen ti[quasi n un c tib i] t i bicina

pé regre adu ex erat, qua s i nun c tu . se t i l l e era t caelé b s.

senex,

quas i ego nun c sum . PA .

’ Perge porro : praesen s h i c

qu idem st apologu s.

53 1 . Cl em en ter u ol o ‘Gen tly,p lea se.

’

Su pp ly ager e. For ele

m en ter =‘soft ly,

’ ‘

gen t ly,’ ‘

n ot so

fa st ,’ cf. Mer e. 5. 2 . 1 1 1 .

53 2. u icissatim The secondsyl lable is scan ned short.53 5. On ly in A . See 71 . 62 3 .

53 7 . iam Gen era llya ssigned to Epignom u s. Bu t h e

h ad no in ten t ion of going to Pam

phi lippu s’ hou se. Pam philippu s

goes a step or two towa rds h is ownhou se deos sa l u ta tu m ,

dou bt lessm aking su re tha t h is wife wi l lh asten to join h im .

53 8 . ag er e‘To n a rra te a s a

p lea .

’

542 . Bra t Scanned as two shortsyl lables. qu a si n u n c tib i So

Ritsch l MSS .fidz’

ez’

u a et.

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575 EP.

3 6 FLA VT]

AN . Sen ex qu idem u ol u it, si posse t, indipisci dé cibo

qu ia n equ it, qu a lege licu it u é lle dixi t fieris

565“fia t” i l l e inqu it adu lescen s.

‘hab eon rem pa ctam ?’

inqu it.

fieri u oles.

”

facis ben ign e ’ inqu it sen ex.

“fa ciam ita”inqu it

“tit

60

se t ego ibo in tro et gratu la b or n ostrum adu en tu m f iliis.

poste ibo lan tum in pu elu m : i b i fou é b o sen ectu tém

pos te ub i la u ero, otiosu s u os opperia r accu b an s.

fec i t fabre .

570 PA. Graphic u m m or ta lem An tiphonem : u t apologu m

e t iam nun c scele’

stu s sese .dticit pro adu lescé ntu lo. 65

dab itu r bom in i am i ca , noc tu qua e in lec to occen té t sen em

nam qu e edepol a liut quidem i l l i qu id am i ca opus si t

n e sc i o .

se t qu id agi t pa ra situ s n oster ‘Ge’

la s im us ? et iam u a let ?

V id i edepo l hom in em h au perdu du m . PA. Quid

ag i t ? EP . Quod fam e’

licu s.

PA. Quin u oca sti hom in em ad cen am ? EP . Ne’

qu id

adu eniens perderem . 70

atque cecum t ib i lupu m in serm on e : pra e’

sen s esu r ié n s

ades t.

Ludificem u r hom in em .

rém m on es .

563 . Sen ex Sca nn ed a s two

short syl lables.

568 . MSS. postea ibo l a u atu m

z'

u pz'

l u m z'

oi8z c . sen ectu tem Th e

second syl lable is to b e pronou n cedshort ; b u t see p . xv .

570. Gr aphicum m or ta l em ‘A

rem arkable fel low .

’

571 . etiam ‘Sti l l ,’ Bothe. mss.

id (it) iam ; Vu lg . zzt ia m .

scel estu s P layfu l ; t the‘

r asca l

takes him self for a you th .

’

572. occentet B a eeu tet; rest

PA. EP . Cap ti consili m em o

a eeeu det.

574 . etiam u a l et‘I s h e st i l l

(or‘rea l ly , ’ see Pa lm er on Amp/z .

1 . 1 . 2 15) in good ca se ?’

_575. Q u id &c . H ow fa res he ? ’

Ep .

‘Like a sta rveling .

’

57 7 . l u p um in serm on e Th e

in is pronou n ced short . This pro ;

verb ia l ph ra se or l upu s z'

u f aou /aa nswers to ou r

‘ta lk of th e devil . ’

Gela sim u s’ hu nger m akes i t spe

cia l ly appropria te.

I V 2, 579

—595] STI CH VS 3 2

ACTVS IV . SCENA I I .

GEL‘

Asm vs. PAMPH IL I P PVS. EP IGNOMVS.

ilé

se t ita u t occepi nar ra re u ob is : qu om h i c n on adfu i,

580 cum am ic i s delib era u i iam et cum cogna tis m e i s .

ita m i auc tores s c'

re, u t egom et m e hodie iu gu lare’

m fam e.

se t u ideone ego Pam ph ilippu m cum fra tre Epignom o ?

atque i s est .

adgrediar hom in e’

m . spera te Pam ph ilippe, o spes m ea , 5

6 m ea u i ta , o m e’

a u olu pta s, salue. sa lu om gaudeo

585pe’

regre te i n pa triam redi sse. salue. PA . Sa lue, Gé

lasim e.

GE . Valu istm ben e ? PA. Stisten ta u i sedulo. GE. Ede

pol gaudeo.

e'

depol me egom et m ill z’

m odiu m nun c m i l le esse a rgen ti

u elim .

EP. Quid eo t ib i opu st ? GE . Hune hercle ad cenam

tit u ocem , te non u ocem .

EP . Adu orsu m te fa’

bula re. GE. I ll tit quidem ‘am bos

lit u ocem’

equ idem s me u ostrae u ita ssem dom

n m e 3 a n ih i l es t a tque hoc sci t u

EP . Edepol t e u océm lu b en ter, si su perfiat l ocu s.‘

GE. Quin tum s ta n s ob strusero a l i qui d s trenue. EP .

Im m o unum hoe po tes t .

579. Th e scene is not changed. expected ,cf. 0 . 577 . See Pa lm er

Th e brothers are on th e stage. on Amp/z . 3 . 2 . 7 2 .

Gelas im u s en ters on th e right. 587 . m odium Mss. m ediam .

582. atqu e Rea l ly ’

a n nou n c 590, 591 . On ly in A .

ing th e approach of one who is

3 8 FLA VT] [IV 2, 594

— 60 9

GE. Quid ? EP . Vb i con u iu ae ab ierin t, tu m u t u énias.

GE. Eu a x,attata e.

595EP . Vasa lan tum , non ad cen am dico . GE . D i te per

du in t. I 5

qu id ais, Pam philippe ? PA. Ad cenam b erel e al i o pro

m i si f ora s .

GE. Quid, f ora s ? PA. Fora s h é rcle n ero. GE. Qm a lum t ib i la sso lubet

for i s cen a re ? PA. Vtrum tu cen ses ? GE . I ube dom i

cenam coqu i

atque ad il lu m renun tia ri. PA. So lu s cen abo dom i?

600 GE . Non en im so lu s : m e u oca to. PA .. At i l le me sus

cén seat,

m éa qu i cau ssa sum ptu m fec i t . GE. Faci le ex c u sa ri po

tes t .

m ihi m odo a uscu l ta : iube cen am dom i coqui. EP . Non

m e qu idem

faciet a u ctore, hodie u t illu m de’

cipia t. GE. Non tu

hinc a bi s ?

n is i m e n on perspicere cen ses qu i d aga s. ca u e s i s tu

t ib i

605 nam illic hom o tu am h eréditatem inhiat, esu r ien s lu

pust . 25

non tu sc i s qu am de adflicten tu r hom in es noctu hic in

u ia ?

PA. Tan to plu ris qu i defen dan t ire adu orsu m iussero.

EP. Non i t, non it

,quia tan to opere suades ne b itat.

GE. I ube

d6m i m z'

lzz'

tib iqu e tzia equ e uxori cé leriter cenam coqu i .

597 . m a l um An expletive,‘th e refu sa l to b e taken to h is hou se.

’

plagu e !’

605. esu r l en s l u pu s Cf . v . 577 ,598 . foris Scanned as two Capt. 4 . 4. 4 .

short syllables. 608 . it ‘He ou t’

;599. a d ill um r enu ntiari A cf. 71. 614.

IV 2, 6 1 0 — 62 3 ] STI CH VS 3 9

610 s i h é rc le fa x is, ndu opinor dices decepti’

im fore. 3 0

PA. Pé r ha n c t ib i cen am incen a to,Gé lasim e

, esse hodié

l i ce t.

GE . Ib isne ad cenam fora s ? PA . Ap-u t fratrem ceno i n

pré x u m o.

GE . Cé rtu m n est? PA. Certu m . GE. Edepol te hod ie

lapide percu ssum n el im .

PA. Non m etu o : per hortum tra lh o , non prodib o in

ptiplicu m .

615EP . Quid ais, Gela sim e ? GE. Ora tores tu accipis : h a

beas t i b i . 3 5

EP. TzZa pol refert. GE . Enim u ero s i quidem r efert

m ea,opera titere '

posce. EP . Edepol t ibi opinor e t iam u ni l ocum [esse]conspicor,

tib i a ccu b es. PA. Sa n e’

fa ciu ndu m cén seo. GE. 0 lu x

opp i d i .

EP . Si arte poteris accu b a re. GE. Vé l in ter cu neos

fé rreo s

620 tantillum l o ci tib i ca tellu s cube t, id m ih i sa t i s es t l o ci. 40

EP . Ex orab o a liqu é m odo : u eni. GE. Hucin e P EP.

Im m o in caircerem .

nam hic quidem genium m eliorem tzf u m non fa cies. éd

m u s,tu .

PA. D éos sa lu tabo m odo : pos te ad té continuo transeo.

611 . Per . .oenam An in voca t ionappropria te to th e greedy pa ra site.

615. ais So B ; rest agit. Ge

lasim u s h a s m oved off a pa ce‘

or

two m u t tering , so Epignom u s stopshim . I n P lau tu s qu id a ir ? is a

f orm u la for pass ing to a fresh su b

ject ; cf. A mpk. 2. r . 76, B are/z . 1 .

to 45, 753616. Gela sim u s is m ov ing ofi

’

aga in when Epignom u s says ‘In

deed i t is you r in terest (toTh e reading is u n certa in . I fol lowA , in which however gu fol lows d .

O ther Mss. give Tu a p01 r gf ez't egz z

'

m

sz'

qu idem m ed r ef er t oper a a tere.

I transpose m ed r ejf er t.oper a u ter e Pray a t tend to i t .’61 9. arte

‘I n a sm a l l Spa ce.

’

620. sa tis MSS. ra ter or sa t.

40 STI CH VS [IV 2,

—640

GE . Q u id igitu r ? EP. D i xi equ idem“

in, carcerem ires.

G E . Quin s i iusseris,

625éo quoque ibo . EP . D i im m ortales, h ic qu idem pol su m

m am in cru cem .45

cén a au t pran dio perduci poti s . GE. I ta i ngenium m e

u m st

qu icu m u is depugno m ul to faciliu s quam cum- fam e.

EP . N oui ego : apu t m e sat i s spectata st m ihi iam tu a

is ta faci l i ta sare are

dum para situ s m z’

lzz'

a tque fra tri s z'

sti, rem con frégim u s.

n unc ego n ol o ex Ge’

la s im o m i fie r i te Ca tagé la sim u m . 50

GE . I am ne ab i s tu ? n ide, Gelasime, qu id captu ru’

s con

s i l i .

[am bo ab i]eru n t : Ge’

la sim e, n ide, n un c con s i l i o san o opu st.ale ale as ale are as

63 5 égon e ? tu n e. m ih in e ? t i b i n e. u iden u t a nnonast gra

u i s ?

u iden b enignitates hom inu m u t pé riere et prothym iae ?

u iden ridicu los n ihili ner i a tque ipsos'

parasitarier ? 55

num qu am edepol m e u iu om qu isqu am in diam prospiciet

crastinu m

nam m ih i iam in tus potion e iiincea on erab c'

) gulam

640 n eque ego hoc com m ittam tit m e esse hom in es m ortu om

dican t fam e.

624 . Si On ly in A .

625. 13 01 summ am So A ; restin su m m er.

626. potis Ma sc .,W ith est su p

pressed.

629. Nou i ego MSS. n on ergo

or n on ego.

63 1 ,‘Now I am u nwi l l ing tha t

a fter having been Lau ghed-at you

shou ld becom e a La u gher-a t m e.

’

63 2. So B except as captu r u sfor captu r u

’

s .

63 3 . Ritsch l su pplies a m bo a bi,th e rest of th e verse is in A on ly.Th e repetit ion of Gela sz

'

m e, a ide,h as led edi tors to a l ter v . 63 2 .

ACTVS V. SCENA I .

STICHVS.

M ore h6c fi t a tque stulte m ed sen tén tia

s i quem h ém inem expec ta n t éu m so len t prou isere'

qu i h é rcle i l la causé. n ih i l o ocius u enit.

i dem e’

go n un c fa c i o,qu i prou iso Ségarinu m

645 qu i n ih i l o citiu s u éniet tam en ha c grat ia .

iam h ercle e’

go decu m b am sé lu s, s i i l le huc n6n u enit.

cadum m odo hin c a m e hue cu m u in o transferam

postidéa a ccu m b am . quas i nix tab escit di es.

ACTVS V. SCENA I I .

SAGARINVS. STICHVS.

SA. Salu éte A thena e, qua e n u trices Grae’

ciae

650 Q terra erilis, patr ia , te u ide6 l uben s.

s e t am i ca m ea et con séru a qu id aga t Stéph aniu m ,

cu rast u t u ideam . nam Sticho m a ndau eram

641 . The sam e scene as in Act 648 . qu a sinix So Both e. Mss.

IV. Stich u s wi th his ja r of w ine is gu a sen ex .

wa iting for Sag arin u s to pass on 649. Sagarinu s en ters from the

his way to his hom e n ex t door on specta tors’ left . Note el l ipse of

th e specta tors’

r ight . estz'

s ; less com m on than th a t ofStlfl te Cf . Mil o 2 . 4 a 1 70

660 SA.

666 SA.

67 1 SA.

668 SA .

FLA VT] [V 2. 653— 67 3

salutem [ez’

] u t n u n tiaret a tque ei diceret

m e hodié u en tu ru m ,u t oen am coqu eret te

’

m peri.

655 set Stichu s es t h i c qu idem . ST. Fé cisti,ere

,facé tias,

qu om hoc dona u isti don o tu u m seruom Stich u m .

pro d i im m orta les, quot ego'

u olu pta té s fero,quo t rision es, quot iocos, quo t sau ia

sa ltation es b landitia s prothym ias.

St i che, quid fi t ? ST. Euge, Séga rin e, lepidissu m e

'

fero con u iu am D ionysu m m ihiqu e e’

t t i b i .

nam qu e e'

depol cen a c é cta st : l o cus l iber da tu st

m ihiqu e é t t i b i apu t nos. n am apu t n os es t conu iu iu m : 15

i b i n oster cena t c u m u x ore a deo et An tipho

670 p ro in tt’

i lan are propera .

tum e

S equ e’

re ergo h a c m ed in tro. ST.

quon

665 i b i dem erns est n os ter. hoc m ihi donc’

) da tu m st.

Qui s som niau it a urum ? ST. Qu i d i d ad te attinet ?

SA. La n tus su m . ST. Op

Ego u ero se

2 0

Vol o é lu am u s hodi e peregr in a 6m n ia .

669 relinque : A thena s n un c colam u s : séqu ere m e.

ST. Sequ or, é t dom u m redeun ti pr in cip ium p la cet

bon a sca ena strenaqu e ob u iam occessit m ih i .

660. qu idfit

v . 528 ; cf. Ca r . 3 . 6 . 9.

664. a deo‘Besides.

’

665. ib idem em s A proceleu s

m a tic. So B ; rest om i t -dem er u s.

666. Ritsch l reads SA . qu id

som n ia stzfn ? ST . Vem m [lzer c'le ego

dico not. I 667 SA . Q u is zlg‘z'

tu r lzotdon a u z

'

t ST . qu id id a t te a ttz'

u et?

H e a lso m oves th e verses whichbeg in with Volo and r elin qu e,g iving

th em and requ er e ergo lzoe m e in tro

[Sag a r z'

ne] to Stichu s, a nd 672 ,673 to Sag a rin u s. B u t Saga rinu s

wou ld n a tu ra l ly lead th e w ay in toh is m as ter’s prem ises. Note th e

hia tu s Sequ ere ergo. Quis som ni

a uit a u r um ? Thou gh th e po in tis not clea r, i t is idle to a l ter.67 3 . b ona scaen a Cf . Freu d.

4 . 7 . 40 bona sea ou a est m z'

izz’

. ob

uiam So Edd . MSS . obit/a m .

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FLA VT] [V 4, 687—751

d lim qu idem b ere le cum su o qu i sque u é nia t u in o : nam

h in c qu idem S

hodi e pollu ctiira pra e ter n é s iam dab itu r n ém ini.

nosm et in ter nds m inistremu s m dnotropi.

u iu iu m

f icu lis

SA. Hoc con

690 pro opib u s n ostris sat i s com m odu lu m st nucib u s tabul i s

oleae tryb lio, lu pillo cdm m in u to, c rustu lo.

ST. Sé tiu st ser u o h om ini m odes te facere su m ptu m quam

am pliter . I O

suum qu em qu e decet : qu ibu s diu itiae dom i sun t, scaphiis

Can tha r i s

Batiacis b ib iin t : nos n os tro Szim iolo potério

tam en b i'

b im u s n os,tam em efficim u s pro 0pib u s nostra

m oén ia . I 3

SA . Set am i ca m ea et tua du m com it dum qu e se ex orn at,nds u olo 1 9

hidere in ter nos. stra tegu m te’

fa ci o hu i c con u iu io. 20

ST. Nim iu m lep i de in m en tem u enit. SA. Pdtiu sne in

su b sé llio 2 1

cynice a ccipim u r qu z’

u n de in lectis ? ST. Hic enim m a

gi s es t dulciu s . 2 2

SA. Vter am icam u tru b i accu m b am u s ? ST. Ab i tu san e

Super i or . 1 4

atque adeo u t tu sc ire possis, pacto ego tecum hoc diu ido : 1 5

693 . su um qu em qu e decet‘W ha t ea ch m an

’

s sta tion a l lowsbecom es h im best . ’ Scanned a s an

anapa est .695. tam en

‘A l l th e sam e .

’

b ib im u s MSS . u z’

u z’

m u s. m oenia.

A rcha ic for m u m'

a , cf. Twin . 3 . 2 .

6 1 . ‘W e ca rry ou t ou r plans.

’

696. comit. MSS . cen a t.

697 . strateg um I .e. r egem .

698 . Potiu sn e So

MSS . pattu s qu am .

699. cynice‘Like cyn ic ph i

losophers,’

who adhered to th e old

cu stom of si t t ing at m ea ls a fter th elu xu riou s fashion of recl in ing h adcom e in .

accipim u r A . kind of m iddle

u se,

‘enjoy ou r en terta inm en t. ’

For a ecz'

pere entertain ,

’c f . v . 61 5.

Ritsch l

V 4, 70 2—7 1 4] STI CH VS 45

u ide, u tram t i b i lube t et iam nun c capere , cape pron in

ciam . 1 6

SA. Qu id istu c es t prou in ciae ? ST. Vtr iim f on t i ne a n

L i bero 1 7

im per ium te inh ib é re m aui s ? SA. N im i o l iqu ido L ibero . 1 8

705 set in ter im ,s t ra tege n os ter

,quo r h i c cessa r can tha rus ? 2 3

u ide quo t cya thos b ib im u s. ST. Tot qu ot . digiti t ib i

sun t in m a nu . 2 4

Can tiost Gra ecé : if u él/r e r ive Tpis Te'

r r a pa . 2 5

SA. T i b i prop in o. de’

c um u m a fon te t i bi tu te inde, si

sapi s . 26

ben e u os : ben e nos : b én e te : ben e‘

m e : be’

n e mostram

e t iam Steph aniu m-

2 7

7 10 ST. Lep i de hoc ac tu m st: t ib i prop in o can th a ru m . SA ..

V inum tu habes 3 0

n im i s n ellem a l iqu i d pulpam enti. . ST. Si horum quae

adsu n t paé nitet,

n ih i l est. ten e aquam . SA. Me l ius dicis : nil m oror

cu ppe’

dia .

b ibe, t ib icen : age siqu id agi s ? b ib undu m -b erele hoc es t'

n é n ega .

quid'

. h i c fa stidis quod fa ciu ndu m nides esse t ib i ? quin

b ib i s ?

703 . prouin cia e‘W h a t is tha t

you a re saying a bou t a provin ce?’

Better rhythm is gi ven by pr om uez

’

a r u

'

m . Ritsch l adds a u tem .

7 06 qu ot cya th os H ow m anycya thi of wine to th e sextariu s?As th e sexta riu s held 1 2 cya thi,Stich u s proposed th e proport ionfive o f wine to seven of wa ter.Saga rinu s proposes to adopt th eproport ion n ine of W ine to one of

w a ter.707 . Qan tz

'

o estg r eed cepen tepz’

u e

et tr isp z'

n e euzet et tam w a s dou bt

less read in th e a rchetype of a l l

MSS. except A , which om i ts th eGreek words .

708 . inde From z

'

u der e.

709 . b ene u os‘I drink th e

good hea l th of you r hou sehold,

z . .e of Pam ph ilippu s’ hou sehold .

Th e con stru ct ion is a n exclam a torya ccu sa t ive and infin i t ive with the

infinit ive su ppressed.

_7 1 3 . age siqu ia a gis mss .

ag a'

s sz'

qu z'

d a ct'

s ; Ritsch l b z'

be sz'

51525. Note tha t qu id 0n 52°

15 a

proceleu sma tic,the 1 being silen t .

PLA VT]

7 15 age siqu id agi s .

publ i cum .

accipe inqu am

[V 4 : 7 15—7 3 2

n am hoc inpendit

3 5

h ad tuum istu c es t u ereri te. é ripe ex ore t ib ia s .

ST . Vb i i l l io b ib erit, u é l serua to m eu m m odum uel [ego]dabo .

no l o ego nos [hool prosu m eb ib ere : n u l li rez'

erim u s

po stea .

nam qu e edepol quam u i s desu b ito u é l cadu s u orti p o test.

720 SA .

tam en .

Quid igi tur ? quam quam grau a tu s s z

'

sti, non n ocu

'

it

40

age t i b i cen , quan do b ib isti, refer ad lab eas tibia s

su ffla celeritér t i b i h ueca s quas i proserpen s bes t ia .

age du m , St i che : u ter dém u ta ssit, pocul o m u ltab itur .

ST. Bonum iu s dicis : im petra re oportet qu i aequ om

po s tu la t .

725 SA . Age ergo opseru a : si pecca ssis, m u l tam h i c retin eb o

ilico.

ST. Optu m um a tque aequ issu m u m ora s. SA.

hoc pr im um om n i um .

45

En t i bi

ST. H a éc facetiast, am a re in ter se r iu a lis duos,lin o ca n th a ro po ta re [et] unum scortu m ducere.

hoc m em ora b ilé st : ego tu su m , tu e'

s ego : un anim i su

7 3 0 ( mam am icam am am u s am bo m ecum u b ist, tecum st

tam em °

50

tecum ub i a u tem st, m ecum itidem st : n eutr i n eu ter inu i

den 51

SA. Oh e, 52

7 15. ag e siqu id ag'

is A com ~

m on form u la, ci. M il . 2 . 2 . 62 , Ca r .

Trin . 4 . and 71 . 7 34 .

Cf . ou r im pa tien t‘Com e, if you

’recom ing .

’n am h oe Possibly ndw

1156 with hia tu s.

7 16.

‘Tha t bashfu ln ess o f you rsis n ot you r tru e cha ra c ter. ’

7 18 . nu l li r ei‘Of no va lu e ’

;

pred ica tive da tive.

722. qu a si p roserpens b es tia.Like a serpen t .

’

V 4, 7 3 3—5. 746] STI CH VS 47

iam sa t i s : n ol o opta edesca t a'

l ium lu du m m in e u olo. 52

ST. B ibe si b ibi s . SA. Non m o ra erit apu t m e. edepol

con u iu i sa t est 2 8

7 3 5 m odo n ostra huc am i ca a cceda t : [s i] id ades t, a liu t n il

a b est 29

ST. Vin am icam huc é u ocem u s ? e’

a sa ltab it. SA .

Ce'

n seo . 53

ST. Mea su a u is am abi l i s am oen a , ad t'

zZos am ores, Ste

ph a niu m ,

f6ra s egredere : sat m ihi pulcra’s . SA . At en im [m ih i]

pu lce’

rru m a . 55

ST. Face n os h i la ro s h ila riores opera a tque adu en tu tuo .

740 SA . Pé regre adu enienté s te ex petim u s, Stéph aniscidiu m ,

m é l m eum ,

si am ab ilitas tibi p la ce t nostra , tibi am bo si a ccepti

su m u s.

ACTVS V. SCENA V.

STEPHAN IVM. STI CHVS. SAGAR Is . (TI B ICEN .)

STE . Mé rigerab or , m ea e del i c ia e : n am ita m e Venus

am oena am e t ,tit ego huc iam du dum sim itu ex issem u ob iscum fora s,nisi m e n ob i s é x orn arem . n am ita st ingen ium m u l iebre

745 be’

n e qu om lau ta t ersa orna ta ficta st, in fectast tam en

nim ioqu e s ib i m u l i er m eretr ix re’

pperit odium ociu s 5

7 3 3 . nolo &c . B n ot/o obtaedes 742. Mor ig er a b or Ritsch l

ea ta /z'

u t l u du m Bothe u olooosea e MSS . m orem u obz’

s ger am . ita.&0 .

duo : ca tu l l'

u t lu du u t, n u n c u olo. Cf . 72. 505.

7 3 4 . Bib e si b ib is Cf . v . 7 15.

750 STE.

FLA VT! [V 5, 747— 76 1

su a im m u nditia , quam in perpetu om u t placeat m u nditia’

.

su a ..

STI . Nim iu m lep ide fab u la tast. SA. Vén eris m era st

orat i o .

STI . Séga rine. SA . Qu i d es t ? STI . Totu s doleo. SA.

Tdtu s ? tan to m iserior .

Vtru b i a ccu m b o ? SA . Vtri’

ib i tu u i s ? STE . Cu m

am bob u s u olo : n am am bo s am o.

STI . Veipu lat pecul i um : actu m st : fugi t hoc l ib ertas

caput .

STE . D ate m i l o cum ub i a ccum b am , am abo, si qu idem

pla ceo nam m ih i

cup i o cum u troqu e esse, ST I .

Qui d es t ?

I ta m e d i am en t,num qu am ejnim fiet hddie ha ec

qu i d ais ? SA .

STI .

qu in sa lté t tam en .

D ispereo.

755 age, m u lsa m ea su au itu do, sal ta : sa ltab o ego s im u l.

SA. Num qu am edepol m ed istoc u in ces, quin ego ib idem

prur iam .

STE.

t ib i c in i .

Et qu idem n ob i s.

postidea l o ci“

,

STI .

I S

Si quidem m ihi saltandum st, tu m u os date b ib at

Téne, tibi cen , prim um

s i hoc edu x eris, prol’

u de u t con su é tu’

s a n te/zoo, cé leriter

760 lépidam et su au em cau tionem a liqu am dccu pito cin a édicam,

tibi perpru riscam u s usque ex ungu icu lis. in de h i’

ic aquam .

751 . Vapu l at pecu liu m Mysavings a re being squ andered .

’

Stich u s g ives u p h is hopes of b u yin g his freedom ,

a nd determ in es todevote h is lit t le a l l to p lea su re .

752. u m SoFleckeisen . MSS.

tu m .

753 . esse, m ei, Editor . MSS .

oi m z/ u'

. qu id ais See 6 15.

754 . Ita m e di am en t Cf . o .

50 5.

7 57 . tum‘A ccording ly .

’

Ritsch l

a lters to ia m . da te b ib a t. G i veto drink .

’ A lso oz'

oer e da,Fem . 5.

2 . 45.

759. edu x eris‘Y ou have dru n k

in de.F1 72. 70 8 .

‘Pu t wa ter in here .

’

7 61 ,u b i perpr uriscam u s

‘At

which we m ay ting le a ll over. ’

V 5, 762—7 75] STI CH VS 49

ten e tu hoc : educe. dudu m h au pla cu it pdtio

nun c m inus gra u a te iam accip i t . ten e tu . in terim ,

m eu s oculus, da m ih i sau iu m ,dum illic bib i t.

765 STE . Prostib u list au tem stan tem , s tan t i sau iu m

da re am icam am i co . STI . Euge, euge : s i c furi da

tur. 25

SA. Age, iam infla b u cca s : n un c 1am a l iqu i d su au iter .

cedo cé ntionem u é teri pro u in o’

monam .

qu i Idnicu s a u t cina édicu st, I qu i hoc tal e fa cere pdssit?7 70 STI . Si istdc m e u orsu u iceris

, I a l io m e prou ocato. 3 0

SA. Fa ce tu hoc m odo . STI . At tu te hoc m odo . ISA.

Bab aé . STI . Ta ta e . SA . Papaé . STI . Pa x .

SA. Nun c par i ter am bo . om nis uoco I cin ae’

dos, con tra

[u t salten t].sa t i s e sse n ob i s ndn m agi s ] [hoc] po t is es t quam fungo

im ber.

STI . I n tro hin c ab eam u s nun c 1am : sa ltatu m sa t i s pro

u inost.

CANTATOR .

775Vos, spécta tores, plaudi te a tque I i te ad nos com i s

satum . 3 5

763 . tene tu Apparen tly Sa r edde. Cf . Find . 0 . 9. 48 a i’

ver Bé

ga rin u s holds ou t th e can tha ru s 7ra 7xa u’

w p év of t/ av , ci t/06a 6’{Lu z/wt!

to Stich u s . vewr épwu . u ino Edd . MSS . u z'

.

765. Pr ostib u list a u tem So 7 69 to 7 75. Tetram eter iam b icEdd . MSS . pr ostz

'

oz'

les ta ndem . ca ta lectic with d iaeresis a fter theSteph aniu m sends Saga rinu s off fou rth foot .with a hea rty slap , for trying to 7 70. Addressed to Saga rin u s

kiss h er . a s th e two slaves beg in to da n ce.

7 66. After this l in e MSS . give 7 7 1 . Fa x Th e Greek mif ,qu i dz

'

er'

tu r ? qu am qu am g r a u a tu s‘en ou gh .

’

non u oeu z’

t ta m en . 7 72. cin a edos‘Lewd dan

7 67 .

“

1am After nu n c dissyl cers ’

; cf. M il. 3 . 1 . 7 3 . u t. sal

lab ic in P lau tu s, cf. 1 1 5, Ampfz . tent. So Ritsch l . Bothe stetz'

r .

2 . 2 . 1 46. 7 74. nu n c iam See 0 . 767 .cedo So Ritsch l ; MSS .

F. P .

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caesu ra in fifth foot of iam b ictetram eter a ca ta lectic,

el ided 28 3 , 289ca n tica

, p . xviiica u e

”

or ca u e m on osy l lab ic by syniz esis , 2 85, 604

ca u dla tz'

ou es, 2 26

clem en t”,

‘

gen t ly,’

53 1

Codex A su perior to th e othercodices, 44, 45, 70

— 8 3 , 1 66,2 3 0 . 3 3 1 , 3 51 . 3 63 , 3 70 , 3 84.

47 2 , 48 3 1 484, 51 8 3 5242616, 624 , 63 3

eom u zea tu s oou tz’

u et, 452

com m odu m,

‘j u st then,

’

3 6'

oozzdz'

eer e,‘to engage on eself

,

’

43 2 ,

447cou dz

'

tz'

o,

m a t rim onia l establ ishm en t ,’ 1 1 8 , 1 3 8

cou u eu z'

f z'

,

‘to b e v isi ted, ’ 1 2 7

cu m with a n a ttendan t m ean s,

instru m en t , or appu rten a n ce , 3 50

cu m u la t ive phr a seology , em pha tic,3 59

cym’

ee, 699

d, a l l i tera tion with , 77da t ive of person a ffected

, 3 36, 3 40 ,

da tive, predica tive, 7 1 8da r e, fol lowed by su bj u n c t ive of

pu rpose, 757de

,

‘from,

’ ‘o ff

,

’

426, 496dem or tu os, 2 1 1 , 2 1

d iaeresis, n ot fou nd in iam b ic tetram eter a ca ta lec t ic (b u t caesu rain fifth foot), 2 79, 280 , 3 0 4, 3 0 8 ;fou nd with elision , 28 3 , 289

d iaeresis, not fou nd in troch aic tetram eters ca ta lectic (b u t caesu rain fou rth foot), 76, 8 1 , 92 , 1 1 8 ,

1 3 6, 3 3 4, 3 94, 52 7 , 550 , 555.

743 fou nd with elision , 67 , 8 3 ,8 7 , 89, 98, 1 2 7 , 3 60 , 3 8 7 , 3 89,

50 7 , 51 6, 526, 557 , 566, 586,

597 . réedom z

“

, 60 2, 609don o da r e, 656, 665

e,‘on a ccou n t of ,’ 242

e’

eeu m , 52 7edu cer e,

‘to drink off ,

’

759ez

’

u s a s a m onosy l la ble, 2 , 1 69, 43 3en im before a conson an t , 88, 96,699

eu zm , corrobora tive, 88 , 96,

ou tm u er o, 3 98

era’

t before a con sonan t, 542

er z-Em before a con son an t , 3 1 22s, 3 63 , 729es with aphaeresis,

’s (and loss of

th e -s of -u s), 264, 3 1 7 , 3 2 2, 3 72 ,

essewith adverb, 3 3 7, 3 50 , 524 , 626etz

’

a m ,

‘a ctu a l ly ,’ ‘

even n ow ,

’

3 56,

e’

x or u at, 696

f a cer e with ab la tive of thing sacrificed, 251

f a cer e compendiu m ,

‘to save th e

cost 194

f a eto 0 u s (u su s) est, 57 , 61

f a m e‘, 2 16

f ier z’

at th e end of a trocha ic tetram eter ca ta lect ic verse, 564

fier z’

, 63 7

f ords, 597f ore

’

s, 3 1 1 , 3 1 2

f or z‘

is, a ccu sa t ive plu ra l , 3 2 7f or e

v

s, 598

fu tu re in -so, old, 1 49infin i t ive in -a sser e (pres.

-a r e), 7 1fu tu re

,deferen tia l or m odest , 1 24,

1 25fu tu re in -ero,

‘wil l a t on ce,’

93 ,

3 51

genit ive in - a z'

, 53 7

p lu ra l m eu m , 3 0 3to

-

u os , u ostror u m ,u ostr a

r u m , 1 4 1

g r ap/zz'

eu s , 570

g r a tz'

am aoa l z’

qu o z

'

u z'

re, 514

gu ests at a Rom a n d in ner, n u m berof (wi th th e host), 48 ;

I ND E !

lzer i'

, 516hia tu s a t caesu ra , 1 7 1 , 43 5, 445,

hia tu s a t change of speaker or

m a rked stop, 90 , 147 ,

3 8 1

h ia t u s a t diaeresis, 7 1 , 60j u st a fter a m onosyl lable

ending in a long vowel , a diphthong or 1 04, 1 3 7, 2 3 2 ,

3 20 1 3 52 1 556, 580 : 643 , 685,

h ia tu s when a word of two or m oresy l la bles which ends in -m pre

cedes a n in it ia l vowel , 3 44, 3 84,3 88, 445, 576. 7 3 r

hia tu s when two vowels of the

sam e cha racter m eet , 459, 648,67 1

h ia tu s a fter an iam b ic word(scann ed a s tw 0 short sy l lables),

40 1 (perhaps pie feia b leto elision , cf. 7 1 5, 7 3 0 )

h ia tu s a fter esu r zo’, 1 80

izi’

e, adverb , 1 0 2fiz

’

u e, 3 55b u t ex p r ox z

'

m o, 43 1mu , 1 0 7 , 3 52

lzue, 1 50 , 7 3 5l u

‘

e’

n e, 51 7

o f , for gen i t ive singu la r, 1 26,

-z'

a with syn iz esis, 7 1z'

oz'

dem , stra ightway,’

4 1 3ia m , d issy l lab ic a fter u u u e, 1 15,

iam b ic verses, p . xvi i iil le, i

’

lZz’

e, 2 3 , 24, 49, 1 25, 1 3 7 ,196, 266. 3 50 , 3 3 1 . 51 3 . 543 .

558 , 599, 679, 7 I 7z'

ll z'

, adverb , 47 1 , 675il lio“, 605illu e, 250

impetr a sser e, 7 Iin before a conson an t , 62 , 577in with a ccu sa t ive (of tim e),

‘for ,’

478

zu de from m der e, 70 8 ,2

759m der e n om en , 1 74 ,

53

indica t ive, in p la ce of reg u la r c lassica l su bj u n ct ive in ind i rectqu est ion s, 3 10 , 4 1 0 , 63 2

z'

nest, 3 2 1

infinitive and a ccu sa t ive, a fter u idel z

'

cet, 3 55, 557z'

uf or m a tz'

o, riom . (on e)‘of the

lowest rank ,’

493in gen iu m z

’

u geu i, 1 26in ter , 6 19z7zter z

'

m , 70 4in tro, 53 4z'

r e secu n du m sequ z'

, 453is est, pronou n ced 89-t

'

st,for -z

'

s est, 74z'

stz'

e, 2 3i’

stz’

e, 26, 1 0 7 , 3 2 1 , 549, 70 3z'

ta m e (1 7 a m en t u t, 50 5, 685, 754z’

tdst, 7 44z'

te’

m before a con son an t , 52 1itidem esse

, 3 50- z

'

u with syniz esis , 2 , 3 0 , 52 3 , 526WM, 3 3 5, 3 96, 598 , 60 2

j est-books, ea rly not ice of , 400

Za eer a r e z‘to squ a nder,

’

453La t in term ina tion to Greek words,

length of -i‘

t ( 3 rd pers . sing . perf.ind . a ct.) preserved, 3 84

l z'

x a bu u du s, 2 88

l u ci, a bla tive of tu x, 3 64

l upu s in ser m on e (f a bu la ), 577

m,a l l i tera t ion with , 77 , 1 20 , 209,

m a l u m , an explet ive, 597m a lum before a consonan t , 3 1 2 ,

597m a n e, 94m a nu scripts, p . xv111m ed, accu sa t ive, 3 3 1m etres, p . xv111m eu m , genit ive pl u ra l , 3 0 3772i7zi

’

str em u s , 689m oem

’

a, ea rly form of m u n z

'

a , 695m on im en tis ou bu l z

'

s , 63m u lea u er z

'

m , for m u ssa u er z’

m, 420

m u ltzgeu er u s, 3 8 3

1m m , 3 8 , 525,

n asa l son an ts, xv 1

7zegu e= et n e, 1 4971252,

‘however,’ ‘on ly,’269, 3 57

‘if . . 508

u z’

sa’

n ollem , with el l ipse, 51 3n u l li z’ez

'

, of n o va lu e,’ 7 1 8n u n c iam , 1 1 5, 767 , 7 74

o, a l l i tera t ion or asson an ce W i th ,45

obn ix e, 45oéscczeu a r e, 460

om ztier e,‘to let go, 3 3 5

om n zu m d issyl la b i c in t roch a ictetram eter ca ta lect ic verse, 526

' 0-

7 "7 ) 140 1I 47

or n a m en f u m ,

‘appu rtenan ce,

’1 72

p , a l li tera t ion with , 53 , 85, 3 3 4

pa te? before a con son a n t, 2 1pa x z vrdg, 772

pedes, 3 1 1

pen sior , 1 1 8

per é n n on a m , 1 79

per ez'

per e,‘to grip,

’

3 41

per egr e,‘from a broad ,

’

543

per in d’e, 520

perpr u r iseer e,‘to ting le a l l over,

’

76 1

p la ce? before a conson an t , 47p lot , pp. vi i— x

plu r a l of d ign i ty , 73pol lu cer e, 23 3postqu am ,

‘from th e t im e th a t,’

1 56, 268

potis, m ascu l ine 626,n eu ter 250 ,

3 0 1 , 3 251 454 ; 7 7 3

pu zesefl s ,‘eff ect ive, to the p0 1n t,

’

544

pr a eter pedes, close by m y feet ,’

461

proceleu sm a t ic, 6, 2 3 , 28, 3 6, 47 ,

3 25, 3 29, 4 15, 4 19, 665, 741 ,

764,

prodelision , 42 2

pr oper e, com p lem en t to esse, 3 3 7pr opin a r e, 4 25pr opudz

'

osu s, 3 3 4

proserpen s bestza ,‘a serpen t,

’

722

prosody, pp. x—xvi i

pu ltu r e,‘to knock ’

at a door .on

th e ou tside, 3 0 8 , 3 1 3

gu , a l l i tera t ion wi th , 77qu a ca u ssa , 3 63

289, 661

gu z’

, adverb, 292 , 3 0 1 , 3 76, 597qu id 4 2

’

s,for passing to a n ew

topic, 61 5qu idem before a conson an t , 263 ,

3 53 , 625, 752, 758

gu zde'

m st, 464

qu id m'

, 3 3 3

gu o z a a’

qu e’

m (qu a m , 1 42 ,

2 3 1

qu am ,

‘in tha t ,’ 3 1 , 579gu atka leu a

’z

’

s,60

r eddz’

ta st, 1 8 1

r elicta s fza beo, 3 62

r es‘sa crifice,’ 396

rhym e, 1 2 1 , 1 2 2 , 290 , 296, 3 59,

3 60 , 495—497 , 506, 50 7 , 509,

51 0 , 53 7 , 53 8, 546—549, 555,

5567 56 1 , 562 , 674: 675adjec tive, 1 7 1 , 2 2 1 , 3 82 ,3 89

su bstan t ive, 1 75, 1 77

s, a l li tera t ion with , 93-s, fin a l n ot expressed inu z

‘

a’en , &c . ; often not pro

nou n ced, as in 5, 6, 44, 47 , 53 ,

57 , 61 , 98 , 1 0 5, 28 7, 3 1 2 , 510 ,

53 8: 565, 662 , 693 , 7 3 4 2 763’s for es, 7 3 8, see

- u’

s for -a s es

sa m bu eas, = sam é u eiein a s 3 8 1

sa tin (u t), =n 07 me which is ra re inP la u tu s, 2 7 1 , 51 7

sea eu a , 673seder o, 93 (see fu tu re)sene

’

etu tem , 568

senex , 53 9: 563set e

’

ecu m , 52 7set 125: before a con sonan t , 83st,

‘in asm u ch as ,’

3 99= u tz

’

na m , 1 1 2

sib i, elided as a m onosy llab le (P),1 25

sim ulque 3 06

IND E! 55

sor é'

r before a conson an t, 1 , 1 8,20 , 4 1 , 68

sorfir , before a vowel , 7, 147st, a l l i tera t ion with, 592-si, for est, passim , see

-u st for -u s

est

str a tegu s,‘m aster of a fea st ,’ 697

sf r en a , 460 , 67 3su bj u n ct ive, a fter ca u e 285, a fterda r e 757 , a fter dz

'

eer e 624, a fterf aeer e 1 7 7, a fter iu be 3 96, a fteryw

’

a’m

'

3 3 3 , a fter u elle 3 1 262

super a r e, in t ra nsi t ive with abla t iveor preposi t ion , 2 79, 3 65

su pine in-u m , 43 8 , 451 , 595

syncope, p . xv 2 , 5, p . xvi 5syn i zesis, passz

'

m, see

-z'

a ,—z

'

u

ta ee'

, 3 7ta m z tam en , 2 7 , 44, 472 , 679tam en ,

‘a ll th e sam e,

’

99, 1 24 ,

3 53 , 645, 695. 7s4tenE, 758, 762 , 763trochaic verses, p. xviii

u bi,‘in wha t c i rcu m sta nces ,’

‘wherein ,

’1 16 ,

‘a t which,

’

76 1

u l t im a in -ar long before a vowel,

u’s, for -u s es , 264, 3 1 7 , 3 2 2 , 759

u squ e,‘a l l the wh i le, ’ 467

-u st, for -u s est, 8 1 ,

1 0 3 , 1 3 4, 54 1 , 588 , 63 3 , 68 1 ,

u t z ea lege u t,26

a t exclam a tory, 40 4, 465u x fir before a. vowel, 1 40

u apu ta r e,‘to b e wasted ,

’

751u elim , poten t ia l, 58 7 , 6 1 3zzel/e= ‘

to wa n t ’ with dou ble ac

cu sa tive, 253MHZ,

a s a verb, 555, 557u z

'

a'

e'

u for u z’

a’esn e, 63 5, 63 6, 63 7

u ita r u z'

etu s, 462

u olo"

, 98, 99, 1 1 3u olun ta te, 59u ostr a r u m

, fem in in e gen i tive ofu as, 141

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