T. Maccius Plautus, Curculio, ed. Friedrich Leo, 4.4

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557

Cappadox

Quoi homini di sunt propitii, ei non esse iratos puto.

postquam rem divinam feci, venit in mentem mihi,

ne trapezita exulatum abierit, argentum ut petam,

ut ego potius comedim quam ille.
560

Therapontigonvs

Iusseram salvere te.

Cappadox

Therapontigone Platagidore, salve; salvos quom advenis

in Epidaurum, hic hodie apud me—numquam delinges salem.

Therapontigonvs

Bene vocas, verum locata res est—ut male sit tibi.

sed quid agit meum mercimonium ápud te?

Cappadox

Nil apud mé quidem,

ne facias testis, neque equidem debeo quicquam.
565

Therapontigonvs

Quid est?

Cappadox

Quod fui iuratus feci.

Therapontigonvs

Reddin an non virginem,

prius quam te huic meae machaerae óbicio, mastigia?

Cappadox

Vapulare ego te vehementer iubeo: ne me territes.

illa abductast, tu auferere hinc a me, si perges mihi

male loqui, profecto, cuí ego nisi malum nil debeo.
570

Therapontigonvs

Mihin malum minitare?

Cappadox

Atque edepol non minitabor, sed dabo,

mihi si perges mólestus esse.

Therapontigonvs

Leno minitatur mihi,

meaeque pugnae proeliares plurimae optritae iacent?

at ita me machaera et clupeus

bene iuvent pugnantem in acie: nisi mi virgo redditur,
575

iam ego te faciam ut hic formicae frustillatim differant.

Cappadox

At ita me volsellae, pecten, speculum, calamistrum meum

bene me amassint meaque axitia linteumque extersui,

ut ego tua magnifica verba néque istas tuas magnas minas

non pluris facio quam ancillam meam quae latrinam lavat.
580

ego illam reddidi qui argentum a te attulit.

Therapontigonvs

Quis is est homo?

Cappadox

Tuom libertum ésse aiebat sese Summanum.

Therapontigonvs

Meum?

attat, Curculio hercle verba mihi dedit, cum cogito.

is mihi anulum subripuit.

Cappadox

Perdidistin tu anulum?

miles pulchre centuriatus est expuncto in manipulo.
585

Therapontigonvs

Vbi nunc Curculionem inveniam?

Cappadox

In tritico facillume,

vel quingentos curculiones pro uno faxo reperias.

ego abeo, vale atque salve.—

Therapontigonvs

Male vale, male sit tibi.

quid ego faciam? maneam an abeam? sicin mi esse os oblitum?

cupio dare mercedem qui illunc ubi sit commonstret mihi.
590

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

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Current edition Perseus

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

Translations (1)

Curculio, or The Forgery Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 1. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912.) — 4.4 focus

557 (Enter CAPPADOX, from the Temple.)

CAPPADOX

(to himself.)

The man to whom the Gods are propitious, they cannot, I think, be angered with him. After I ad finished my devotions, it then came into my mind, lest the banker should abscond, to go fetch the money,

that I may make good cheer rather than he.
560

THERAPONTIGONUS

I had left my compliments for you at your house.

CAPPADOX

Therapontigonus Platagidorus, save you; since you are come safe to Epidaurus this day, at my house—you won’t lick up one grain of salt¹.

THERAPONTIGONUS

You give me a kind invitation; things, however, are in a train for it to go badly with yourself. But how fares my purchase at your house?

CAPPADOX

Why, not at my house at all.

Don’t be bringing your witnesses—assuredly, I don’t owe you anything.
565

THERAPONTIGONUS

How’s that?

CAPPADOX

What I was bound on oath to do, I’ve done.

THERAPONTIGONUS

Will you give me up the girl or not, before I spit you with this sabre of mine, you whip-scoundrel?

CAPPADOX

I bid you go to perdition with all my heart; don’t you be terrifying me.

She has been carried off; you shall be carried off hence away from me, beyond a doubt, if you persist in abusing me, to whom I owe nothing but a punishing.

THERAPONTIGONUS

What, threaten me with a punishing?

CAPPADOX

Aye, and by my troth, I’ll not be threatening, but I’ll give it, if you persist in being impertinent to me.

THERAPONTIGONUS

A Procurer, forsooth, threatening me; and are my combats in battle, so many in number, lying trodden under foot? But so may my sabre and my shield

trustily aid me when fighting in the field; unless the girl is restored to me, I’ll at once cause the ants to carry you away piecemeal from this spot.
575

CAPPADOX

And so may my tweezers², my comb, my looking-glass, my crisping-iron, and my hair-scissors and scrubbing-towel love me well,

I don’t value your high-sounding words, nor these big threats of yours, a bit the more than my servant-girl that washes out my sink. I’ve given her up to him who brought the money from you.
580

THERAPONTIGONUS

What person was that?

CAPPADOX

He said that he was Summanus, your freed-man.

THERAPONTIGONUS

Mine? You don’t say so; i’ faith, it’s that Curculio that has put a trick upon me, when I think upon it; he stole my ring from me.

CAPPADOX

(aside.)

The Captain has been finely appointed to a cashiered company³.

THERAPONTIGONUS

Where now shall I find Curculio⁴?

CAPPADOX

In some wheat with the greatest ease I’ll make you find even five hundred Curculios instead of one. Therefore I’m off; fare you well, and my service to you.

(Exit.)

THERAPONTIGONUS

Fare you ill, a plague attend you. What shall I do? Shall I stop or go away? That I should have been imposed upon in this way!

I’d like to give a reward to him who would point out that fellow to me.
590
(Exit.)

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Cappadox Quoi homini di sunt propitii, ei non esse iratos puto. postquam rem divinam feci, venit in mentem mihi, ne trapezita exulatum abierit, argentum ut petam, ut ego potius comedim quam ille. 560

Therapontigonvs Iusseram salvere te.

Cappadox Therapontigone Platagidore, salve; salvos quom advenis in Epidaurum, hic hodie apud me—numquam delinges salem.

Therapontigonvs Bene vocas, verum locata res est—ut male sit tibi. sed quid agit meum mercimonium ápud te?

Cappadox Nil apud mé quidem, ne facias testis, neque equidem debeo quicquam. 565

Therapontigonvs Quid est?

Cappadox Quod fui iuratus feci.

Therapontigonvs Reddin an non virginem, prius quam te huic meae machaerae óbicio, mastigia?

Cappadox Vapulare ego te vehementer iubeo: ne me territes. illa abductast, tu auferere hinc a me, si perges mihi male loqui, profecto, cuí ego nisi malum nil debeo. 570

Therapontigonvs Mihin malum minitare?

Cappadox Atque edepol non minitabor, sed dabo, mihi si perges mólestus esse.

Therapontigonvs Leno minitatur mihi, meaeque pugnae proeliares plurimae optritae iacent? at ita me machaera et clupeus bene iuvent pugnantem in acie: nisi mi virgo redditur, 575 iam ego te faciam ut hic formicae frustillatim differant.

Cappadox At ita me volsellae, pecten, speculum, calamistrum meum bene me amassint meaque axitia linteumque extersui, ut ego tua magnifica verba néque istas tuas magnas minas non pluris facio quam ancillam meam quae latrinam lavat. 580 ego illam reddidi qui argentum a te attulit.

Therapontigonvs Quis is est homo?

Cappadox Tuom libertum ésse aiebat sese Summanum.

Therapontigonvs Meum? attat, Curculio hercle verba mihi dedit, cum cogito. is mihi anulum subripuit.

Cappadox Perdidistin tu anulum? miles pulchre centuriatus est expuncto in manipulo. 585

Therapontigonvs Vbi nunc Curculionem inveniam?

Cappadox In tritico facillume, vel quingentos curculiones pro uno faxo reperias. ego abeo, vale atque salve.—

Therapontigonvs Male vale, male sit tibi. quid ego faciam? maneam an abeam? sicin mi esse os oblitum? cupio dare mercedem qui illunc ubi sit commonstret mihi. 590

Current edition Perseus

CAPPADOX (to himself.) The man to whom the Gods are propitious, they cannot, I think, be angered with him. After I ad finished my devotions, it then came into my mind, lest the banker should abscond, to go fetch the money, that I may make good cheer rather than he. 560

THERAPONTIGONUS I had left my compliments for you at your house.

CAPPADOX Therapontigonus Platagidorus, save you; since you are come safe to Epidaurus this day, at my house—you won’t lick up one grain of salt 1 .

THERAPONTIGONUS You give me a kind invitation; things, however, are in a train for it to go badly with yourself. But how fares my purchase at your house?

CAPPADOX Why, not at my house at all. Don’t be bringing your witnesses—assuredly, I don’t owe you anything. 565

THERAPONTIGONUS How’s that?

CAPPADOX What I was bound on oath to do, I’ve done.

THERAPONTIGONUS Will you give me up the girl or not, before I spit you with this sabre of mine, you whip-scoundrel?

CAPPADOX I bid you go to perdition with all my heart; don’t you be terrifying me. She has been carried off; you shall be carried off hence away from me, beyond a doubt, if you persist in abusing me, to whom I owe nothing but a punishing.

THERAPONTIGONUS What, threaten me with a punishing?

CAPPADOX Aye, and by my troth, I’ll not be threatening, but I’ll give it, if you persist in being impertinent to me.

THERAPONTIGONUS What person was that?

CAPPADOX He said that he was Summanus, your freed-man.

THERAPONTIGONUS Mine? You don’t say so; i’ faith, it’s that Curculio that has put a trick upon me, when I think upon it; he stole my ring from me.

CAPPADOX (aside.) The Captain has been finely appointed to a cashiered company 3 .

THERAPONTIGONUS Where now shall I find Curculio 4 ?

CAPPADOX In some wheat with the greatest ease I’ll make you find even five hundred Curculios instead of one. Therefore I’m off; fare you well, and my service to you. (Exit.)

THERAPONTIGONUS Fare you ill, a plague attend you. What shall I do? Shall I stop or go away? That I should have been imposed upon in this way! I’d like to give a reward to him who would point out that fellow to me. 590 (Exit.)

Stable identifiers

Cappadox

Quoi homini di sunt propitii, ei non esse iratos puto.

postquam rem divinam feci, venit in mentem mihi,

ne trapezita exulatum abierit, argentum ut petam,

ut ego potius comedim quam ille.
560

Therapontigonvs

Iusseram salvere te.

Cappadox

Therapontigone Platagidore, salve; salvos quom advenis

in Epidaurum, hic hodie apud me—numquam delinges salem.

Therapontigonvs

Bene vocas, verum locata res est—ut male sit tibi.

sed quid agit meum mercimonium ápud te?

Cappadox

Nil apud mé quidem,

ne facias testis, neque equidem debeo quicquam.
565

Therapontigonvs

Quid est?

Cappadox

Quod fui iuratus feci.

Therapontigonvs

Reddin an non virginem,

prius quam te huic meae machaerae óbicio, mastigia?

Cappadox

Vapulare ego te vehementer iubeo: ne me territes.

illa abductast, tu auferere hinc a me, si perges mihi

male loqui, profecto, cuí ego nisi malum nil debeo.
570

Therapontigonvs

Mihin malum minitare?

Cappadox

Atque edepol non minitabor, sed dabo,

mihi si perges mólestus esse.

Therapontigonvs

Leno minitatur mihi,

meaeque pugnae proeliares plurimae optritae iacent?

at ita me machaera et clupeus

bene iuvent pugnantem in acie: nisi mi virgo redditur,
575

iam ego te faciam ut hic formicae frustillatim differant.

Cappadox

At ita me volsellae, pecten, speculum, calamistrum meum

bene me amassint meaque axitia linteumque extersui,

ut ego tua magnifica verba néque istas tuas magnas minas

non pluris facio quam ancillam meam quae latrinam lavat.
580

ego illam reddidi qui argentum a te attulit.

Therapontigonvs

Quis is est homo?

Cappadox

Tuom libertum ésse aiebat sese Summanum.

Therapontigonvs

Meum?

attat, Curculio hercle verba mihi dedit, cum cogito.

is mihi anulum subripuit.

Cappadox

Perdidistin tu anulum?

miles pulchre centuriatus est expuncto in manipulo.
585

Therapontigonvs

Vbi nunc Curculionem inveniam?

Cappadox

In tritico facillume,

vel quingentos curculiones pro uno faxo reperias.

ego abeo, vale atque salve.—

Therapontigonvs

Male vale, male sit tibi.

quid ego faciam? maneam an abeam? sicin mi esse os oblitum?

cupio dare mercedem qui illunc ubi sit commonstret mihi.
590

CAPPADOX

(to himself.)

The man to whom the Gods are propitious, they cannot, I think, be angered with him. After I ad finished my devotions, it then came into my mind, lest the banker should abscond, to go fetch the money,

that I may make good cheer rather than he.
560

THERAPONTIGONUS

I had left my compliments for you at your house.

CAPPADOX

Therapontigonus Platagidorus, save you; since you are come safe to Epidaurus this day, at my house—you won’t lick up one grain of salt¹.

THERAPONTIGONUS

You give me a kind invitation; things, however, are in a train for it to go badly with yourself. But how fares my purchase at your house?

CAPPADOX

Why, not at my house at all.

Don’t be bringing your witnesses—assuredly, I don’t owe you anything.
565

THERAPONTIGONUS

How’s that?

CAPPADOX

What I was bound on oath to do, I’ve done.

THERAPONTIGONUS

Will you give me up the girl or not, before I spit you with this sabre of mine, you whip-scoundrel?

CAPPADOX

I bid you go to perdition with all my heart; don’t you be terrifying me.

She has been carried off; you shall be carried off hence away from me, beyond a doubt, if you persist in abusing me, to whom I owe nothing but a punishing.

THERAPONTIGONUS

What, threaten me with a punishing?

CAPPADOX

Aye, and by my troth, I’ll not be threatening, but I’ll give it, if you persist in being impertinent to me.

THERAPONTIGONUS

What person was that?

CAPPADOX

He said that he was Summanus, your freed-man.

THERAPONTIGONUS

Mine? You don’t say so; i’ faith, it’s that Curculio that has put a trick upon me, when I think upon it; he stole my ring from me.

CAPPADOX

(aside.)

The Captain has been finely appointed to a cashiered company³.

THERAPONTIGONUS

Where now shall I find Curculio⁴?

CAPPADOX

In some wheat with the greatest ease I’ll make you find even five hundred Curculios instead of one. Therefore I’m off; fare you well, and my service to you.

(Exit.)

THERAPONTIGONUS

Fare you ill, a plague attend you. What shall I do? Shall I stop or go away? That I should have been imposed upon in this way!

I’d like to give a reward to him who would point out that fellow to me.
590
(Exit.)