T. Maccius Plautus, Casina, ed. Friedrich Leo, 2.5

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309

Olympio

Vna edepol opera in furnum calidum condito

atque ibi torreto me pro pane rubido,
310

era, qua istuc opera a me impetres quod postulas.

Lysidamvs

Salvos sum, salva spes est, ut verba audio.

Olympio

Quid tu me tua, era, libertate territas?

qui si tu nolis filiusque etiam tuos,

vobis invitis atque amborum ingratiis
315

una libella liber possum fieri.

Lysidamvs

Quid istúc est? quicum litigas, Olympio?

Olympio

Cum eadem qua tu semper.

Lysidamvs

Cum uxoré mea?

Olympio

Quam tu mi uxorem? quasi venator tu quidem es:

dies átque noctes cum cane aetatem exigis.
320

Lysidamvs

Quid agit, quid loquitur tecum?

Olympio

Orat, obsecrat,

ne Casinam uxorem ducam.

Lysidamvs

Quid tu postea?

Olympio

Negavi enim ipsi me concessurum Iovi,

si is mecum oraret.

Lysidamvs

Di te servassint mihi.

Olympio

Nunc in fermento totast, ita turget mihi.
325

Lysidamvs

Ego edepol illam mediam diruptam velim.

Olympio

Credo edepol esse, siquidem tu frugi bonae es.

verum edepol tua mihi odiosa est amatio:

inimica est tua uxor mihi, inimicus filius,

inimici familiares.
330

Lysidamvs

Quid id refert tua?

unus tibi hic dum propitius sit Iuppiter,

tu istos minutos cave deos flocci feceris.

Olympio

Nugae sunt istae magnae. quasi tu nescias,

repente ut emoriantur humani Ioves.

responde: si tu Iuppiter sis mortuos,
335

cum ad deos minoris redierit regnum tuom,

quis mihi subveniet tergo aut capiti aut cruribus?

Lysidamvs

Opinione melius res tibi habeát tua,

si hoc impetramus, ut ego cum Casina cubem.

Olympio

Non hercle opinor posse, ita uxor acriter
340

tua instat, ne mihi detur.

Lysidamvs

At ego sic agam:

coniciam sortis in sitellam et sortiar

tibi et Chalino. íta rem natam intellego:

necessum est vorsis gladiis depugnarier.

Olympio

Quid si sors aliter quam voles evenerit?
345

Lysidamvs

Bene dice. dis sum fretus, deos sperabimus.

Olympio

Non ego istud verbum émpsim tittibilicio;

nam omnes mortales dis sunt freti, sed tamen

vidi ego dis fretos saepe multos decipi.

Lysidamvs

St, táce parumper.
350

Olympio

Quid vis?

Lysidamvs

Eccum exit foras

Chalinus intus cum sitella et sortibus.

nunc nos conlatis signis depugnabimus.

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

Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.

Funding provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities.

Current edition Perseus

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

Translations (1)

Casina, or The Stratagem Defeated Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 2. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.) — 2.5 focus

309 (Enter OLYMPIO, from the house, speaking to CLEOSTRATA, within.)

OLYMPIO

By my faith, all in an instant shut me up in a hot furnace,

and parch me there for a hard-baked biscuit¹, good mistress, before you shall gain that point of me which you desire.
310

STALINO

(apart.)

I’m all right. My hope’s realized, according as I hear his words.

OLYMPIO

(at the door, to his MISTRESS, within.)

But why do you frighten me about liberty? Why, even though you should oppose it, and your son as well,

against your wills and in spite of you both, for a single penny² I can become free.
315

STALINO

(stepping forward.)

What’s this? Who are you wrangling with, Olympio?

OLYMPIO

With the same person that you always are.

STALINO

What, with my wife?

OLYMPIO

What wife are you speaking of to me? Really you are a hunter, as it were:

your nights and days you pass with a female cur³.
320

STALINO

What does she say? What’s she talking to you about?

OLYMPIO

She’s begging and entreating of me that I won’t be taking Casina as my wife.

STALINO

What did you say after that?

OLYMPIO

Why, I declared that I wouldn’t give way to Jupiter himself, if he were to entreat me.

STALINO

May the Gods preserve you for me!

OLYMPIO

She’s now all in a ferment; she’s swelling so against me.
325

STALINO

By my troth, I could like her to burst in the middle.

OLYMPIO

I’ faith, I fancy she will, if indeed you manage cleverly. But your amorousness, i’ faith, is a cause of trouble to me; your wife is at enmity with me, your son at enmity,

my fellow-servants at enmity.
330

STALINO

What matters that to you? So long as (pointing to himself) this Jupiter only is propitious to you, do you take care and esteem the lesser Gods at a straw’s value.

OLYMPIO

That’s great nonsense; as if you didn’t know how suddenly your human Jupiters take to dying.

So after all, if you, my Jupiter, are dead and gone, when your realm devolves upon the lesser Gods, who shall then come to the rescue of my back, or head, or legs?
335

STALINO

Affairs will go with you better than you expect, if I obtain this—the enjoyment of my Casina.

OLYMPIO

I’ faith, I do not think it possibly can be; so earnestly is your wife striving that she shall not be given to me.
340

STALINO

But this way I’ll proceed: I’ll put the lots in an urn, and draw the lots for yourself and Chalinus. I find that the business has come to this pass; it’s necessary to fight with swords hand to hand.

OLYMPIO

What, if the lot should turn out different from what you wish?
345

STALINO

Speak with good omen. I rely upon the Gods; we’ll trust in the Gods.

OLYMPIO

That expression I wouldn’t purchase at a rotten thread, for all people are relying upon the Gods; but still I’ve frequently seen many of those deceived who relied upon the Gods.

STALINO

But hold your tongue a little while. (Pointing.)
350

OLYMPIO

What is it you mean?

STALINO

Why look; here’s Chalinus coming from the house, out here, with the urn and the lots. Now, with standards closing, we shall fight.

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Olympio Vna edepol opera in furnum calidum condito atque ibi torreto me pro pane rubido, 310 era, qua istuc opera a me impetres quod postulas.

Lysidamvs Salvos sum, salva spes est, ut verba audio.

Olympio Quid tu me tua, era, libertate territas? qui si tu nolis filiusque etiam tuos, vobis invitis atque amborum ingratiis 315 una libella liber possum fieri.

Lysidamvs Quid istúc est? quicum litigas, Olympio?

Olympio Cum eadem qua tu semper.

Lysidamvs Cum uxoré mea?

Olympio Quam tu mi uxorem? quasi venator tu quidem es: dies átque noctes cum cane aetatem exigis. 320

Lysidamvs Quid agit, quid loquitur tecum?

Olympio Orat, obsecrat, ne Casinam uxorem ducam.

Lysidamvs Quid tu postea?

Olympio Negavi enim ipsi me concessurum Iovi, si is mecum oraret.

Lysidamvs Di te servassint mihi.

Olympio Nunc in fermento totast, ita turget mihi. 325

Lysidamvs Ego edepol illam mediam diruptam velim.

Olympio Credo edepol esse, siquidem tu frugi bonae es. verum edepol tua mihi odiosa est amatio: inimica est tua uxor mihi, inimicus filius, inimici familiares. 330

Lysidamvs Quid id refert tua? unus tibi hic dum propitius sit Iuppiter, tu istos minutos cave deos flocci feceris.

Olympio Nugae sunt istae magnae. quasi tu nescias, repente ut emoriantur humani Ioves. responde: si tu Iuppiter sis mortuos, 335 cum ad deos minoris redierit regnum tuom, quis mihi subveniet tergo aut capiti aut cruribus?

Lysidamvs Opinione melius res tibi habeát tua, si hoc impetramus, ut ego cum Casina cubem.

Olympio Non hercle opinor posse, ita uxor acriter 340 tua instat, ne mihi detur.

Lysidamvs At ego sic agam: coniciam sortis in sitellam et sortiar tibi et Chalino. íta rem natam intellego: necessum est vorsis gladiis depugnarier.

Olympio Quid si sors aliter quam voles evenerit? 345

Lysidamvs Bene dice. dis sum fretus, deos sperabimus.

Olympio Non ego istud verbum émpsim tittibilicio; nam omnes mortales dis sunt freti, sed tamen vidi ego dis fretos saepe multos decipi.

Lysidamvs St, táce parumper. 350

Olympio Quid vis?

Lysidamvs Eccum exit foras Chalinus intus cum sitella et sortibus. nunc nos conlatis signis depugnabimus.

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OLYMPIO By my faith, all in an instant shut me up in a hot furnace, and parch me there for a hard-baked biscuit 1 , good mistress, before you shall gain that point of me which you desire. 310

STALINO (apart.) I’m all right. My hope’s realized, according as I hear his words.

OLYMPIO (at the door, to his MISTRESS, within.) But why do you frighten me about liberty? Why, even though you should oppose it, and your son as well, against your wills and in spite of you both, for a single penny 2 I can become free. 315

STALINO (stepping forward.) What’s this? Who are you wrangling with, Olympio?

OLYMPIO With the same person that you always are.

STALINO What, with my wife?

OLYMPIO What wife are you speaking of to me? Really you are a hunter, as it were: your nights and days you pass with a female cur 3 . 320

STALINO What does she say? What’s she talking to you about?

OLYMPIO She’s begging and entreating of me that I won’t be taking Casina as my wife.

STALINO What did you say after that?

OLYMPIO Why, I declared that I wouldn’t give way to Jupiter himself, if he were to entreat me.

STALINO May the Gods preserve you for me!

OLYMPIO She’s now all in a ferment; she’s swelling so against me. 325

STALINO By my troth, I could like her to burst in the middle.

OLYMPIO I’ faith, I fancy she will, if indeed you manage cleverly. But your amorousness, i’ faith, is a cause of trouble to me; your wife is at enmity with me, your son at enmity, my fellow-servants at enmity. 330

STALINO What matters that to you? So long as (pointing to himself) this Jupiter only is propitious to you, do you take care and esteem the lesser Gods at a straw’s value.

OLYMPIO That’s great nonsense; as if you didn’t know how suddenly your human Jupiters take to dying. So after all, if you, my Jupiter, are dead and gone, when your realm devolves upon the lesser Gods, who shall then come to the rescue of my back, or head, or legs? 335

STALINO Affairs will go with you better than you expect, if I obtain this—the enjoyment of my Casina.

OLYMPIO I’ faith, I do not think it possibly can be; so earnestly is your wife striving that she shall not be given to me. 340

STALINO But this way I’ll proceed: I’ll put the lots in an urn, and draw the lots for yourself and Chalinus. I find that the business has come to this pass; it’s necessary to fight with swords hand to hand.

OLYMPIO What, if the lot should turn out different from what you wish? 345

STALINO Speak with good omen. I rely upon the Gods; we’ll trust in the Gods.

OLYMPIO That expression I wouldn’t purchase at a rotten thread, for all people are relying upon the Gods; but still I’ve frequently seen many of those deceived who relied upon the Gods.

STALINO But hold your tongue a little while. (Pointing.) 350

OLYMPIO What is it you mean?

STALINO Why look; here’s Chalinus coming from the house, out here, with the urn and the lots. Now, with standards closing, we shall fight.

Stable identifiers

Olympio

Vna edepol opera in furnum calidum condito

atque ibi torreto me pro pane rubido,
310

era, qua istuc opera a me impetres quod postulas.

Lysidamvs

Salvos sum, salva spes est, ut verba audio.

Olympio

Quid tu me tua, era, libertate territas?

qui si tu nolis filiusque etiam tuos,

vobis invitis atque amborum ingratiis
315

una libella liber possum fieri.

Lysidamvs

Quid istúc est? quicum litigas, Olympio?

Olympio

Cum eadem qua tu semper.

Lysidamvs

Cum uxoré mea?

Olympio

Quam tu mi uxorem? quasi venator tu quidem es:

dies átque noctes cum cane aetatem exigis.
320

Lysidamvs

Quid agit, quid loquitur tecum?

Olympio

Orat, obsecrat,

ne Casinam uxorem ducam.

Lysidamvs

Quid tu postea?

Olympio

Negavi enim ipsi me concessurum Iovi,

si is mecum oraret.

Lysidamvs

Di te servassint mihi.

Olympio

Nunc in fermento totast, ita turget mihi.
325

Lysidamvs

Ego edepol illam mediam diruptam velim.

Olympio

Credo edepol esse, siquidem tu frugi bonae es.

verum edepol tua mihi odiosa est amatio:

inimica est tua uxor mihi, inimicus filius,

inimici familiares.
330

Lysidamvs

Quid id refert tua?

unus tibi hic dum propitius sit Iuppiter,

tu istos minutos cave deos flocci feceris.

Olympio

Nugae sunt istae magnae. quasi tu nescias,

repente ut emoriantur humani Ioves.

responde: si tu Iuppiter sis mortuos,
335

cum ad deos minoris redierit regnum tuom,

quis mihi subveniet tergo aut capiti aut cruribus?

Lysidamvs

Opinione melius res tibi habeát tua,

si hoc impetramus, ut ego cum Casina cubem.

Olympio

Non hercle opinor posse, ita uxor acriter
340

tua instat, ne mihi detur.

Lysidamvs

At ego sic agam:

coniciam sortis in sitellam et sortiar

tibi et Chalino. íta rem natam intellego:

necessum est vorsis gladiis depugnarier.

Olympio

Quid si sors aliter quam voles evenerit?
345

Lysidamvs

Bene dice. dis sum fretus, deos sperabimus.

Olympio

Non ego istud verbum émpsim tittibilicio;

nam omnes mortales dis sunt freti, sed tamen

vidi ego dis fretos saepe multos decipi.

Lysidamvs

St, táce parumper.
350

Olympio

Quid vis?

Lysidamvs

Eccum exit foras

Chalinus intus cum sitella et sortibus.

nunc nos conlatis signis depugnabimus.

OLYMPIO

By my faith, all in an instant shut me up in a hot furnace,

and parch me there for a hard-baked biscuit¹, good mistress, before you shall gain that point of me which you desire.
310

STALINO

(apart.)

I’m all right. My hope’s realized, according as I hear his words.

OLYMPIO

(at the door, to his MISTRESS, within.)

But why do you frighten me about liberty? Why, even though you should oppose it, and your son as well,

against your wills and in spite of you both, for a single penny² I can become free.
315

STALINO

(stepping forward.)

What’s this? Who are you wrangling with, Olympio?

OLYMPIO

With the same person that you always are.

STALINO

What, with my wife?

OLYMPIO

What wife are you speaking of to me? Really you are a hunter, as it were:

your nights and days you pass with a female cur³.
320

STALINO

What does she say? What’s she talking to you about?

OLYMPIO

She’s begging and entreating of me that I won’t be taking Casina as my wife.

STALINO

What did you say after that?

OLYMPIO

Why, I declared that I wouldn’t give way to Jupiter himself, if he were to entreat me.

STALINO

May the Gods preserve you for me!

OLYMPIO

She’s now all in a ferment; she’s swelling so against me.
325

STALINO

By my troth, I could like her to burst in the middle.

OLYMPIO

I’ faith, I fancy she will, if indeed you manage cleverly. But your amorousness, i’ faith, is a cause of trouble to me; your wife is at enmity with me, your son at enmity,

my fellow-servants at enmity.
330

STALINO

What matters that to you? So long as (pointing to himself) this Jupiter only is propitious to you, do you take care and esteem the lesser Gods at a straw’s value.

OLYMPIO

That’s great nonsense; as if you didn’t know how suddenly your human Jupiters take to dying.

So after all, if you, my Jupiter, are dead and gone, when your realm devolves upon the lesser Gods, who shall then come to the rescue of my back, or head, or legs?
335

STALINO

Affairs will go with you better than you expect, if I obtain this—the enjoyment of my Casina.

OLYMPIO

I’ faith, I do not think it possibly can be; so earnestly is your wife striving that she shall not be given to me.
340

STALINO

But this way I’ll proceed: I’ll put the lots in an urn, and draw the lots for yourself and Chalinus. I find that the business has come to this pass; it’s necessary to fight with swords hand to hand.

OLYMPIO

What, if the lot should turn out different from what you wish?
345

STALINO

Speak with good omen. I rely upon the Gods; we’ll trust in the Gods.

OLYMPIO

That expression I wouldn’t purchase at a rotten thread, for all people are relying upon the Gods; but still I’ve frequently seen many of those deceived who relied upon the Gods.

STALINO

But hold your tongue a little while. (Pointing.)
350

OLYMPIO

What is it you mean?

STALINO

Why look; here’s Chalinus coming from the house, out here, with the urn and the lots. Now, with standards closing, we shall fight.