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922

Hegio

Ioví disque agó gratiás merito mágnas,

quom reducem tuo te patri reddiderunt

quomque ex miseriis plurimis me exemerunt,

† quae adhuc carens dum huc fui sustentabam,
925

quomque hunc conspicor in potestate nostra,

quomque huius reperta est fides firma nobis.

Philopolemvs

Sátis iam dolui ex ánimo, et cura mé satis et lacrumis máceravi,

sátis iam audivi tuás aerumnas, ád portum mihi quás memorasti.

hóc agamus.
930

Philocrates

Quid nunc, quoniam tecum servavi fidem

tibique hunc reducem in libertatem feci?

Hegio

Fecisti ut tibi,

Philocrates, numquam referre gratiam possim satis,

proinde ut tu promeritu's promeritus es de me et filio.

Philopolemvs

Immo potes,

pater, et poteris et ego potero, et dí eam potestatem dabunt

ut beneficium bene merenti nostro merito muneres;
935

sicut nunc potes, pater mi, facere merito maxume.

Hegio

Quid opust verbis? lingua nullast qua negem quidquid roges.

Philocrates

Postulo abs te, ut mi illum reddas servom, quem hic reliqueram

pignus pro me, qui mihi melior quam sibi semper fuit,

pro bene factis eius ut ei pretium possim reddere.
940

Hegio

Quod bene fecisti referetur gratia id quod postulas;

et id et aliud, quod me orabis, impetrabis. atque te

nolim suscensere quod ego iratus ei feci male.

Philocrates

Quid fecisti?

Hegio

In lapicidinas compeditum condidi,

ubi rescivi mihi data esse verba.
945

Philocrates

Vae misero mihi,

propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo.

Hegio

At ob eam rem mihi libellam pró eo argenti ne duis:

gratiis a me, ut sit liber, ducito.

Philocrates

Edepol, Hegio,

facis benigne. sed quaeso, hominem ut iubeas arcessi.

Hegio

Licet.

ubi estís vos? ite actutum, Tyndarum huc arcessite.
950

vos ite intro. interibi ego ex hac statua verberea volo

erogitare, meo minore quid sit factum filio.

vos lavate interibi.

Philopolemvs

Sequere hac, Philocrates, me intro.—

Philocrates

Sequor.—

Captivi. T. Maccius Plautus. ed. Friedrich Leo. Berlin. 1895.

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Captivi (Latin) (Plautus. Plauti Comoediae, Volume 1. Leo, Friedrich, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1895.)

Translations (1)

Captivi: The Captives Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 1. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912.) — 5.1 focus

922 (Enter HEGIO, PHILOPOLEMUS, PHILOCRATES, and behind them, STALAGMUS.)

HEGIO

To Jove and to the Deities I return with reason hearty thanks, inasmuch as they have restored you to your father, and inasmuch as they have delivered me from very many afflictions,

which, while I was obliged to be here without you, I was enduring, and inasmuch as I see that that fellow (pointing to STALAGMUS) is in my power, and inasmuch as his word (pointing to PHILOCIATES) has been found true to me.
925

PHILOPOLEMUS

Enough now have I grieved from my very soul, and enough with care and tears have I disquieted myself. Enough now have I heard of your woes, which at the harbour you told me of.

Let us now to this business.
930

PHILOCRATES

What now, since I’ve kept my word with you, and have caused him to be restored back again to freedom?

HEGIO

Philocrates, you have acted so that I can never return you thanks enough, in the degree that you merit from myself and my son.

PHILOPOLEMUS

Nay, but you can, father, and you will be able, and I shall be able; and the Divinities will give the means for you

to return the kindness he merits to one who deserves so highly of us; as, my father, you are able to do to this person who so especially deserves it.
935

HEGIO

What need is there of words? I have no tongue with which to deny whatever you may ask of me.

PHILOCRATES

I ask of you to restore to me that servant whom I left here as a surety for myself; who has always proved more faithful to me than to himself;

in order that for his services I may be enabled to give him a reward.
940

HEGIO

Because you have acted thus kindly, the favour shall be returned, the thing that you ask; both that and anything else that you shall ask of me, you shall obtain. And I would not have you blame me, because in my anger I have treated him harshly.

PHILOCRATES

What have you done?

HEGIO

I confined him in fetters at the stone-quarries,

when I found out that I had been imposed upon.
945

PHILOCRATES

Ah wretched me! That for my safety misfortunes should have happened to that best of men.

HEGIO

Now, on this account, you need not give me even one groat of silver¹ for him. Receive him of me without cost that he may be free.

PHILOCRATES

On my word, Hegio, you act with kindness; but I entreat that you will order this man to be sent for.

HEGIO

Certainly.

(To the attendants, who immediately obey.) Where are you? Go this instant, and bring Tyndarus here. (To PHILOPOLEMUS and PHILOCRATES.) Do you go in-doors; in the meantime, I wish to enquire of this statue for whipping², what was done with my younger son. Do you go bathe in the meantime.
950

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Hegio

Ioví disque agó gratiás merito mágnas,

quom reducem tuo te patri reddiderunt

quomque ex miseriis plurimis me exemerunt,

† quae adhuc carens dum huc fui sustentabam,
925

quomque hunc conspicor in potestate nostra,

quomque huius reperta est fides firma nobis.

Philopolemvs

Sátis iam dolui ex ánimo, et cura mé satis et lacrumis máceravi,

sátis iam audivi tuás aerumnas, ád portum mihi quás memorasti.

hóc agamus.
930

Philocrates

Quid nunc, quoniam tecum servavi fidem

tibique hunc reducem in libertatem feci?

Hegio

Fecisti ut tibi,

Philocrates, numquam referre gratiam possim satis,

proinde ut tu promeritu's promeritus es de me et filio.

Philopolemvs

Immo potes,

pater, et poteris et ego potero, et dí eam potestatem dabunt

ut beneficium bene merenti nostro merito muneres;
935

sicut nunc potes, pater mi, facere merito maxume.

Hegio

Quid opust verbis? lingua nullast qua negem quidquid roges.

Philocrates

Postulo abs te, ut mi illum reddas servom, quem hic reliqueram

pignus pro me, qui mihi melior quam sibi semper fuit,

pro bene factis eius ut ei pretium possim reddere.
940

Hegio

Quod bene fecisti referetur gratia id quod postulas;

et id et aliud, quod me orabis, impetrabis. atque te

nolim suscensere quod ego iratus ei feci male.

Philocrates

Quid fecisti?

Hegio

In lapicidinas compeditum condidi,

ubi rescivi mihi data esse verba.
945

Philocrates

Vae misero mihi,

propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo.

Hegio

At ob eam rem mihi libellam pró eo argenti ne duis:

gratiis a me, ut sit liber, ducito.

Philocrates

Edepol, Hegio,

facis benigne. sed quaeso, hominem ut iubeas arcessi.

Hegio

Licet.

ubi estís vos? ite actutum, Tyndarum huc arcessite.
950

vos ite intro. interibi ego ex hac statua verberea volo

erogitare, meo minore quid sit factum filio.

vos lavate interibi.

Philopolemvs

Sequere hac, Philocrates, me intro.—

Philocrates

Sequor.—

Current edition Perseus

PHILOPOLEMUS

Enough now have I grieved from my very soul, and enough with care and tears have I disquieted myself. Enough now have I heard of your woes, which at the harbour you told me of.

Let us now to this business.
930

PHILOCRATES

What now, since I’ve kept my word with you, and have caused him to be restored back again to freedom?

HEGIO

Philocrates, you have acted so that I can never return you thanks enough, in the degree that you merit from myself and my son.

PHILOPOLEMUS

Nay, but you can, father, and you will be able, and I shall be able; and the Divinities will give the means for you

to return the kindness he merits to one who deserves so highly of us; as, my father, you are able to do to this person who so especially deserves it.
935

HEGIO

What need is there of words? I have no tongue with which to deny whatever you may ask of me.

PHILOCRATES

I ask of you to restore to me that servant whom I left here as a surety for myself; who has always proved more faithful to me than to himself;

in order that for his services I may be enabled to give him a reward.
940

HEGIO

Because you have acted thus kindly, the favour shall be returned, the thing that you ask; both that and anything else that you shall ask of me, you shall obtain. And I would not have you blame me, because in my anger I have treated him harshly.

PHILOCRATES

What have you done?

HEGIO

I confined him in fetters at the stone-quarries,

when I found out that I had been imposed upon.
945

PHILOCRATES

Ah wretched me! That for my safety misfortunes should have happened to that best of men.

HEGIO

Now, on this account, you need not give me even one groat of silver¹ for him. Receive him of me without cost that he may be free.

PHILOCRATES

On my word, Hegio, you act with kindness; but I entreat that you will order this man to be sent for.

PHILOPOLEMUS

Philocrates, follow me this way in-doors.

PHILOCRATES

I follow you. (They go into the house.)

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Hegio Ioví disque agó gratiás merito mágnas, quom reducem tuo te patri reddiderunt quomque ex miseriis plurimis me exemerunt, † quae adhuc carens dum huc fui sustentabam, 925 quomque hunc conspicor in potestate nostra, quomque huius reperta est fides firma nobis.

Philopolemvs Sátis iam dolui ex ánimo, et cura mé satis et lacrumis máceravi, sátis iam audivi tuás aerumnas, ád portum mihi quás memorasti. hóc agamus. 930

Philocrates Quid nunc, quoniam tecum servavi fidem tibique hunc reducem in libertatem feci?

Hegio Fecisti ut tibi, Philocrates, numquam referre gratiam possim satis, proinde ut tu promeritu's promeritus es de me et filio.

Philopolemvs Immo potes, pater, et poteris et ego potero, et dí eam potestatem dabunt ut beneficium bene merenti nostro merito muneres; 935 sicut nunc potes, pater mi, facere merito maxume.

Hegio Quid opust verbis? lingua nullast qua negem quidquid roges.

Philocrates Postulo abs te, ut mi illum reddas servom, quem hic reliqueram pignus pro me, qui mihi melior quam sibi semper fuit, pro bene factis eius ut ei pretium possim reddere. 940

Hegio Quod bene fecisti referetur gratia id quod postulas; et id et aliud, quod me orabis, impetrabis. atque te nolim suscensere quod ego iratus ei feci male.

Philocrates Quid fecisti?

Hegio In lapicidinas compeditum condidi, ubi rescivi mihi data esse verba. 945

Philocrates Vae misero mihi, propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo.

Hegio At ob eam rem mihi libellam pró eo argenti ne duis: gratiis a me, ut sit liber, ducito.

Philocrates Edepol, Hegio, facis benigne. sed quaeso, hominem ut iubeas arcessi.

Hegio Licet. ubi estís vos? ite actutum, Tyndarum huc arcessite. 950 vos ite intro. interibi ego ex hac statua verberea volo erogitare, meo minore quid sit factum filio. vos lavate interibi.

Philopolemvs Sequere hac, Philocrates, me intro.—

Philocrates Sequor.—

Current edition Perseus

PHILOPOLEMUS Enough now have I grieved from my very soul, and enough with care and tears have I disquieted myself. Enough now have I heard of your woes, which at the harbour you told me of. Let us now to this business. 930

PHILOCRATES What now, since I’ve kept my word with you, and have caused him to be restored back again to freedom?

HEGIO Philocrates, you have acted so that I can never return you thanks enough, in the degree that you merit from myself and my son.

PHILOPOLEMUS Nay, but you can, father, and you will be able, and I shall be able; and the Divinities will give the means for you to return the kindness he merits to one who deserves so highly of us; as, my father, you are able to do to this person who so especially deserves it. 935

HEGIO What need is there of words? I have no tongue with which to deny whatever you may ask of me.

PHILOCRATES I ask of you to restore to me that servant whom I left here as a surety for myself; who has always proved more faithful to me than to himself; in order that for his services I may be enabled to give him a reward. 940

HEGIO Because you have acted thus kindly, the favour shall be returned, the thing that you ask; both that and anything else that you shall ask of me, you shall obtain. And I would not have you blame me, because in my anger I have treated him harshly.

PHILOCRATES What have you done?

HEGIO I confined him in fetters at the stone-quarries, when I found out that I had been imposed upon. 945

PHILOCRATES Ah wretched me! That for my safety misfortunes should have happened to that best of men.

HEGIO Now, on this account, you need not give me even one groat of silver 1 for him. Receive him of me without cost that he may be free.

PHILOCRATES On my word, Hegio, you act with kindness; but I entreat that you will order this man to be sent for.

PHILOPOLEMUS Philocrates, follow me this way in-doors.

PHILOCRATES I follow you. (They go into the house.)

Stable identifiers

Hegio

Ioví disque agó gratiás merito mágnas,

quom reducem tuo te patri reddiderunt

quomque ex miseriis plurimis me exemerunt,

† quae adhuc carens dum huc fui sustentabam,
925

quomque hunc conspicor in potestate nostra,

quomque huius reperta est fides firma nobis.

Philopolemvs

Sátis iam dolui ex ánimo, et cura mé satis et lacrumis máceravi,

sátis iam audivi tuás aerumnas, ád portum mihi quás memorasti.

hóc agamus.
930

Philocrates

Quid nunc, quoniam tecum servavi fidem

tibique hunc reducem in libertatem feci?

Hegio

Fecisti ut tibi,

Philocrates, numquam referre gratiam possim satis,

proinde ut tu promeritu's promeritus es de me et filio.

Philopolemvs

Immo potes,

pater, et poteris et ego potero, et dí eam potestatem dabunt

ut beneficium bene merenti nostro merito muneres;
935

sicut nunc potes, pater mi, facere merito maxume.

Hegio

Quid opust verbis? lingua nullast qua negem quidquid roges.

Philocrates

Postulo abs te, ut mi illum reddas servom, quem hic reliqueram

pignus pro me, qui mihi melior quam sibi semper fuit,

pro bene factis eius ut ei pretium possim reddere.
940

Hegio

Quod bene fecisti referetur gratia id quod postulas;

et id et aliud, quod me orabis, impetrabis. atque te

nolim suscensere quod ego iratus ei feci male.

Philocrates

Quid fecisti?

Hegio

In lapicidinas compeditum condidi,

ubi rescivi mihi data esse verba.
945

Philocrates

Vae misero mihi,

propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo.

Hegio

At ob eam rem mihi libellam pró eo argenti ne duis:

gratiis a me, ut sit liber, ducito.

Philocrates

Edepol, Hegio,

facis benigne. sed quaeso, hominem ut iubeas arcessi.

Hegio

Licet.

ubi estís vos? ite actutum, Tyndarum huc arcessite.
950

vos ite intro. interibi ego ex hac statua verberea volo

erogitare, meo minore quid sit factum filio.

vos lavate interibi.

Philopolemvs

Sequere hac, Philocrates, me intro.—

Philocrates

Sequor.—

PHILOPOLEMUS

Enough now have I grieved from my very soul, and enough with care and tears have I disquieted myself. Enough now have I heard of your woes, which at the harbour you told me of.

Let us now to this business.
930

PHILOCRATES

What now, since I’ve kept my word with you, and have caused him to be restored back again to freedom?

HEGIO

Philocrates, you have acted so that I can never return you thanks enough, in the degree that you merit from myself and my son.

PHILOPOLEMUS

Nay, but you can, father, and you will be able, and I shall be able; and the Divinities will give the means for you

to return the kindness he merits to one who deserves so highly of us; as, my father, you are able to do to this person who so especially deserves it.
935

HEGIO

What need is there of words? I have no tongue with which to deny whatever you may ask of me.

PHILOCRATES

I ask of you to restore to me that servant whom I left here as a surety for myself; who has always proved more faithful to me than to himself;

in order that for his services I may be enabled to give him a reward.
940

HEGIO

Because you have acted thus kindly, the favour shall be returned, the thing that you ask; both that and anything else that you shall ask of me, you shall obtain. And I would not have you blame me, because in my anger I have treated him harshly.

PHILOCRATES

What have you done?

HEGIO

I confined him in fetters at the stone-quarries,

when I found out that I had been imposed upon.
945

PHILOCRATES

Ah wretched me! That for my safety misfortunes should have happened to that best of men.

HEGIO

Now, on this account, you need not give me even one groat of silver¹ for him. Receive him of me without cost that he may be free.

PHILOCRATES

On my word, Hegio, you act with kindness; but I entreat that you will order this man to be sent for.

PHILOPOLEMUS

Philocrates, follow me this way in-doors.

PHILOCRATES

I follow you. (They go into the house.)