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947

Pyrgopolinices

Vólup est, quod agas, si id procedit lepide at que ex sententia;

nam ego hodie ad Seleucum regem misi parasitum meum,

ut latrones quos conduxi hinc ad Seleucum duceret,

qui eius regnum tutarentur, mihi dum fieret otium
950

Palaestrio

Quin tu tuam rem cura potius quam Seleuci, quae tibi

condicio nova et lúculenta fertur per me interpretem.

Pyrgopolynices

Immo omnis res posteriores pono atque operam do tibi.

loquere: auris meas profecto dedo in dicionem tuam.

Palaestrio

Circumspice dum, ne quis nostro hic auceps sermoni siet.
955

nam hoc negoti clandestino ut agerem mandatumst mihi.

Pyrgopolynices

Nemo adest.

Palaestrio

Hunc arrabonem amoris primum a me accipe.

Pyrgopolynices

Quid hic? unde est?

Palaestrio

A luculenta átque festiva femina,

quae te amat tuamque éxpetessit pulcram pulcritudinem;

eius nunc mi ánulum ad te ancilla porro ut deferrem dedit.
960

Pyrgopolynices

Quid ea? ingenuan an festuca facta e serva liberast?

Palaestrio

Vah, egone ut ad te ab libertina esse auderem internuntius,

qui ingenuis satis résponsare nequeas quae cupiunt tui?

Pyrgopolynices

Nuptan est an vidua?
964965

Palaestrio

Et nupta et vidua.

Pyrgopolynices

Quo pacto potis

nupta et vidua esse eadem?

Palaestrio

Quia adulescens nuptast cum sene.

Pyrgopolynices

Euge.

Palaestrio

Lepida et liberali formast.

Pyrgopolynices

Cave mendacium.

Palaestrio

Ad tuam formam illa una dignast.

Pyrgopolynices

Hercle pulchram praedicas.

sed quis east?

Palaestrio

Senis huius uxor Periplectomeni ex proxumo;

ea demoritur te atque ab illo cupit abire: odit senem.
970

nunc te orare atque obsecrare iussit, ut eam copiam

sibi potestatemque facias.

Pyrgopolynices

Cupio hercle equidem, si illa volt.

Palaestrio

Quae cupit?

Pyrgopolynices

Quid illá faciemus concubina, quae domist?

Palaestrio

Quin tu illam iube abs te abire quo lubet: sicut soror

eius huc gémina venit Ephesum et mater, accersuntque eam.
975

Pyrgopolynices

Eho tu, an venit Ephesum mater eius?

Palaestrio

Aiunt qui sciunt.

Pyrgopolynices

Hercle occasionem lepidam, ut mulierem excludam foras.

Palaestrio

Immo vin tu lepide facere?

Pyrgopolynices

Loquere et consilium cedo.

Palaestrio

Vin tu illam actutum amovere, a te ut abeat per gratiam?

Pyrgopolynices

Cupio.
980

Palaestrio

Tum te hoc facere oportet. tibi divitiarum adfatimst:

iube sibi aurum atque ornamenta, quae illi instruxti mulieri,

dono habere, auferre abs te quo lubeat sibi.

Pyrgopolynices

Placet ut dicis; sed ne et istam amittam et haec mutet fidem

vide modo.

Palaestrio

Vah delicatus esdelicatu's, quae te tamquam oculos amet.

Pyrgopolynices

Venus me amat.
985

Palaestrio

St tace, aperitur foris, concede huc clanculum.

haec celox illiust, quae hinc egreditur, internuntia,

Pyrgopolynices

Quae haec celox?

Palaestrio

Ancillula illiust, quae hinc egreditur foras.

quae anulum istunc attulit quem tibi dedi.

Pyrgopolynices

Edepol haec quidem

bellulast.

Palaestrio

Pithecium haec est prae illa et spinturnicium.

viden tu illam oculis venaturam facere atque aucupium auribus?
990

Miles Gloriosus. T. Maccius Plautus. ed. Friedrich Leo. Berlin. 1896.

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Funding provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities.

Current edition Perseus

Miles Gloriosus (Latin) (Plautus. Plauti Comoediae, Volume 2. Leo, Friedrich, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1896.)

Translations (1)

Miles Gloriosus, or The Braggart Captain Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 1. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912.) — 4.1 focus

947 (Enter PYRGOPOLINICES and PALAESTRIO.)

PYRGOPOLINICES

’Tis a pleasure what you do, if it succeeds agreably and to your mind. For I this day have sent my Parasite to King Seleucus, to lead those soldiers, that I have levied, hence to Seleucus;

in order that they may defend his kingdom till I have leisure to attend in person.
950

PALAESTRIO

Why don’t you attend to your own concerns rather than those of Seleucus. What a charming new proposal is being offered to you through me as the negotiator.

PYRGOPOLINICES

Well then, I lay all other things aside, and I give my attention to you. Speak out: my ears, in fact, I surrender at your disposal.

PALAESTRIO

Look around, then, that no one here may be an eavesdropper for our discourse; for this business was entrusted me to transact with you in private.
955

PYRGOPOLINICES

(looks around). There’s no one near.

PALAESTRIO

In the first place, receive from me this pledge of affection. (Gives him the ring.)

PYRGOPOLINICES

What’s this? Whence comes it?

PALAESTRIO

From a charming and a handsome lady, one who loves you, and dotes upon your extreme beauty.

Her maid just now gave me the ring that I might then give it to you.
960

PYRGOPOLINICES

What? Is she free born or a freed woman, made free from a slave by the Praetor’s rod¹?

PALAESTRIO

Pshaw! Should I presume to be the bearer of a message to you from a person once a slave, who cannot sufficiently answer the demands of the free women who are longing for you?

PYRGOPOLINICES

Is she wife, or is she widow?
964965

PALAESTRIO

She is both wife and widow.

PYRGOPOLINICES

In what way is it possible for the same woman to be a wife and a widow?

PALAESTRIO

Because she is a young woman married to an old man.

PYRGOPOLINICES

That’s good.

PALAESTRIO

She is of genteel and charming person.

PYRGOPOLINICES

Beware of misrepresenting.

PALAESTRIO

It is alone worthy to be compared with your own charms.

PYRGOPOLINICES

By my faith, you make her out to be a beauty. But who is she?

PALAESTRIO

The wife of that old gentleman, Periplecomenus, next door.

She is dying for you, and wishes to leave him; she hates the old fellow. Now she has begged me to entreat and beseech you that you will give her your support and assistance.
970

PYRGOPOLINICES

I’ faith, I’m ready for my part if she desires it.

PALAESTRIO

Doesn’t she long for it?

PYRGOPOLINICES

What shall we do with that mistress of mine, who is at my house?

PALAESTRIO

Why, do you bid her to be gone about her business, wherever she chooses; as her

twin-sister has come here to Ephesus , and her mother, and they are come to fetch her.
975

PYRGOPOLINICES

Ha! what’s that you say? Has her mother come to Ephesus ?

PALAESTRIO

Those say so who know it.

PYRGOPOLINICES

I’ faith, a charming opportunity for me to turn the wench out of doors.

PALAESTRIO

Aye, but do you wish to do the thing handsomely?

PYRGOPOLINICES

Speak out, and give me your advice.

PALAESTRIO

Do you wish to pack her off forthwith, that she may quit you with a good grace?

PYRGOPOLINICES

I do so wish.
980

PALAESTRIO

Then this is the thing you must do. You have a superabundance of wealth; bid the woman to keep as a present for herself the gold and trinkets which you have supplied her with, and to take herself off from your house wherever she likes.

PYRGOPOLINICES

It pleases me what you say; but yet, only think, if I should lose her, and the other change her mind?

PALAESTRIO

Pshaw! you’re over nice; a lady, that loves you as her own eyes.

PYRGOPOLINICES

Venus befriends me.
985

PALAESTRIO

Hist! hush! the door is opening; come this way a little out of sight. (MILPHIDIPPA comes out of the house of PERIPLECOMENUS.) This is her fly-boat—her go-between, that’s coming out there.

PYRGOPOLINICES

How so—fly-boat?

PALAESTRIO

This is her maid that is coming out of the house, she that brought that ring which I delivered to you.

PYRGOPOLINICES

I’ faith, she too is a prettyish wench.

PALAESTRIO

This one is a little monkey and an owl² in comparison with the other.

Do you see how she hunts around with her eyes, and goes fowling about with her ears.
990
(They stand aside.)

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Pyrgopolinices Vólup est, quod agas, si id procedit lepide at que ex sententia; nam ego hodie ad Seleucum regem misi parasitum meum, ut latrones quos conduxi hinc ad Seleucum duceret, qui eius regnum tutarentur, mihi dum fieret otium 950

Palaestrio Quin tu tuam rem cura potius quam Seleuci, quae tibi condicio nova et lúculenta fertur per me interpretem.

Pyrgopolynices Immo omnis res posteriores pono atque operam do tibi. loquere: auris meas profecto dedo in dicionem tuam.

Palaestrio Circumspice dum, ne quis nostro hic auceps sermoni siet. 955 nam hoc negoti clandestino ut agerem mandatumst mihi.

Pyrgopolynices Nemo adest.

Palaestrio Hunc arrabonem amoris primum a me accipe.

Pyrgopolynices Quid hic? unde est?

Palaestrio A luculenta átque festiva femina, quae te amat tuamque éxpetessit pulcram pulcritudinem; eius nunc mi ánulum ad te ancilla porro ut deferrem dedit. 960

Pyrgopolynices Quid ea? ingenuan an festuca facta e serva liberast?

Palaestrio Vah, egone ut ad te ab libertina esse auderem internuntius, qui ingenuis satis résponsare nequeas quae cupiunt tui?

Pyrgopolynices Nuptan est an vidua? 964965

Palaestrio Et nupta et vidua.

Pyrgopolynices Quo pacto potis nupta et vidua esse eadem?

Palaestrio Quia adulescens nuptast cum sene.

Pyrgopolynices Euge.

Palaestrio Lepida et liberali formast.

Pyrgopolynices Cave mendacium.

Palaestrio Ad tuam formam illa una dignast.

Pyrgopolynices Hercle pulchram praedicas. sed quis east?

Palaestrio Senis huius uxor Periplectomeni ex proxumo; ea demoritur te atque ab illo cupit abire: odit senem. 970 nunc te orare atque obsecrare iussit, ut eam copiam sibi potestatemque facias.

Pyrgopolynices Cupio hercle equidem, si illa volt.

Palaestrio Quae cupit?

Pyrgopolynices Quid illá faciemus concubina, quae domist?

Palaestrio Quin tu illam iube abs te abire quo lubet: sicut soror eius huc gémina venit Ephesum et mater, accersuntque eam. 975

Pyrgopolynices Eho tu, an venit Ephesum mater eius?

Palaestrio Aiunt qui sciunt.

Pyrgopolynices Hercle occasionem lepidam, ut mulierem excludam foras.

Palaestrio Immo vin tu lepide facere?

Pyrgopolynices Loquere et consilium cedo.

Palaestrio Vin tu illam actutum amovere, a te ut abeat per gratiam?

Pyrgopolynices Cupio. 980

Palaestrio Tum te hoc facere oportet. tibi divitiarum adfatimst: iube sibi aurum atque ornamenta, quae illi instruxti mulieri, dono habere, auferre abs te quo lubeat sibi.

Pyrgopolynices Placet ut dicis; sed ne et istam amittam et haec mutet fidem vide modo.

Palaestrio Vah delicatus esdelicatu's, quae te tamquam oculos amet.

Pyrgopolynices Venus me amat. 985

Palaestrio St tace, aperitur foris, concede huc clanculum. haec celox illiust, quae hinc egreditur, internuntia,

Pyrgopolynices Quae haec celox?

Palaestrio Ancillula illiust, quae hinc egreditur foras. quae anulum istunc attulit quem tibi dedi.

Pyrgopolynices Edepol haec quidem bellulast.

Palaestrio Pithecium haec est prae illa et spinturnicium. viden tu illam oculis venaturam facere atque aucupium auribus? 990

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PYRGOPOLINICES ’Tis a pleasure what you do, if it succeeds agreably and to your mind. For I this day have sent my Parasite to King Seleucus, to lead those soldiers, that I have levied, hence to Seleucus; in order that they may defend his kingdom till I have leisure to attend in person. 950

PALAESTRIO Why don’t you attend to your own concerns rather than those of Seleucus. What a charming new proposal is being offered to you through me as the negotiator.

PYRGOPOLINICES Well then, I lay all other things aside, and I give my attention to you. Speak out: my ears, in fact, I surrender at your disposal.

PALAESTRIO Look around, then, that no one here may be an eavesdropper for our discourse; for this business was entrusted me to transact with you in private. 955

PYRGOPOLINICES (looks around). There’s no one near.

PALAESTRIO In the first place, receive from me this pledge of affection. (Gives him the ring.)

PYRGOPOLINICES What’s this? Whence comes it?

PALAESTRIO From a charming and a handsome lady, one who loves you, and dotes upon your extreme beauty. Her maid just now gave me the ring that I might then give it to you. 960

PYRGOPOLINICES What? Is she free born or a freed woman, made free from a slave by the Praetor’s rod 1 ?

PALAESTRIO Pshaw! Should I presume to be the bearer of a message to you from a person once a slave, who cannot sufficiently answer the demands of the free women who are longing for you?

PYRGOPOLINICES Is she wife, or is she widow? 964965

PALAESTRIO She is both wife and widow.

PYRGOPOLINICES In what way is it possible for the same woman to be a wife and a widow?

PALAESTRIO Because she is a young woman married to an old man.

PYRGOPOLINICES That’s good.

PALAESTRIO She is of genteel and charming person.

PYRGOPOLINICES Beware of misrepresenting.

PALAESTRIO It is alone worthy to be compared with your own charms.

PYRGOPOLINICES By my faith, you make her out to be a beauty. But who is she?

PALAESTRIO The wife of that old gentleman, Periplecomenus, next door. She is dying for you, and wishes to leave him; she hates the old fellow. Now she has begged me to entreat and beseech you that you will give her your support and assistance. 970

PYRGOPOLINICES I’ faith, I’m ready for my part if she desires it.

PALAESTRIO Doesn’t she long for it?

PYRGOPOLINICES What shall we do with that mistress of mine, who is at my house?

PALAESTRIO Why, do you bid her to be gone about her business, wherever she chooses; as her twin-sister has come here to Ephesus , and her mother, and they are come to fetch her. 975

PYRGOPOLINICES Ha! what’s that you say? Has her mother come to Ephesus ?

PALAESTRIO Those say so who know it.

PYRGOPOLINICES I’ faith, a charming opportunity for me to turn the wench out of doors.

PALAESTRIO Aye, but do you wish to do the thing handsomely?

PYRGOPOLINICES Speak out, and give me your advice.

PALAESTRIO Do you wish to pack her off forthwith, that she may quit you with a good grace?

PYRGOPOLINICES I do so wish. 980

PALAESTRIO Then this is the thing you must do. You have a superabundance of wealth; bid the woman to keep as a present for herself the gold and trinkets which you have supplied her with, and to take herself off from your house wherever she likes.

PYRGOPOLINICES It pleases me what you say; but yet, only think, if I should lose her, and the other change her mind?

PALAESTRIO Pshaw! you’re over nice; a lady, that loves you as her own eyes.

PYRGOPOLINICES Venus befriends me. 985

PALAESTRIO Hist! hush! the door is opening; come this way a little out of sight. (MILPHIDIPPA comes out of the house of PERIPLECOMENUS.) This is her fly-boat—her go-between, that’s coming out there.

PYRGOPOLINICES How so—fly-boat?

Pyrgopolinices

Vólup est, quod agas, si id procedit lepide at que ex sententia;

nam ego hodie ad Seleucum regem misi parasitum meum,

ut latrones quos conduxi hinc ad Seleucum duceret,

qui eius regnum tutarentur, mihi dum fieret otium
950

Palaestrio

Quin tu tuam rem cura potius quam Seleuci, quae tibi

condicio nova et lúculenta fertur per me interpretem.

Pyrgopolynices

Immo omnis res posteriores pono atque operam do tibi.

loquere: auris meas profecto dedo in dicionem tuam.

Palaestrio

Circumspice dum, ne quis nostro hic auceps sermoni siet.
955

nam hoc negoti clandestino ut agerem mandatumst mihi.

Pyrgopolynices

Nemo adest.

Palaestrio

Hunc arrabonem amoris primum a me accipe.

Pyrgopolynices

Quid hic? unde est?

Palaestrio

A luculenta átque festiva femina,

quae te amat tuamque éxpetessit pulcram pulcritudinem;

eius nunc mi ánulum ad te ancilla porro ut deferrem dedit.
960

Pyrgopolynices

Quid ea? ingenuan an festuca facta e serva liberast?

Palaestrio

Vah, egone ut ad te ab libertina esse auderem internuntius,

qui ingenuis satis résponsare nequeas quae cupiunt tui?

Pyrgopolynices

Nuptan est an vidua?
964965

Palaestrio

Et nupta et vidua.

Pyrgopolynices

Quo pacto potis

nupta et vidua esse eadem?

Palaestrio

Quia adulescens nuptast cum sene.

Pyrgopolynices

Euge.

Palaestrio

Lepida et liberali formast.

Pyrgopolynices

Cave mendacium.

Palaestrio

Ad tuam formam illa una dignast.

Pyrgopolynices

Hercle pulchram praedicas.

sed quis east?

Palaestrio

Senis huius uxor Periplectomeni ex proxumo;

ea demoritur te atque ab illo cupit abire: odit senem.
970

nunc te orare atque obsecrare iussit, ut eam copiam

sibi potestatemque facias.

Pyrgopolynices

Cupio hercle equidem, si illa volt.

Palaestrio

Quae cupit?

Pyrgopolynices

Quid illá faciemus concubina, quae domist?

Palaestrio

Quin tu illam iube abs te abire quo lubet: sicut soror

eius huc gémina venit Ephesum et mater, accersuntque eam.
975

Pyrgopolynices

Eho tu, an venit Ephesum mater eius?

Palaestrio

Aiunt qui sciunt.

Pyrgopolynices

Hercle occasionem lepidam, ut mulierem excludam foras.

Palaestrio

Immo vin tu lepide facere?

Pyrgopolynices

Loquere et consilium cedo.

Palaestrio

Vin tu illam actutum amovere, a te ut abeat per gratiam?

Pyrgopolynices

Cupio.
980

Palaestrio

Tum te hoc facere oportet. tibi divitiarum adfatimst:

iube sibi aurum atque ornamenta, quae illi instruxti mulieri,

dono habere, auferre abs te quo lubeat sibi.

Pyrgopolynices

Placet ut dicis; sed ne et istam amittam et haec mutet fidem

vide modo.

Palaestrio

Vah delicatus esdelicatu's, quae te tamquam oculos amet.

Pyrgopolynices

Venus me amat.
985

Palaestrio

St tace, aperitur foris, concede huc clanculum.

haec celox illiust, quae hinc egreditur, internuntia,

Pyrgopolynices

Quae haec celox?

Palaestrio

Ancillula illiust, quae hinc egreditur foras.

quae anulum istunc attulit quem tibi dedi.

Pyrgopolynices

Edepol haec quidem

bellulast.

Palaestrio

Pithecium haec est prae illa et spinturnicium.

viden tu illam oculis venaturam facere atque aucupium auribus?
990

PYRGOPOLINICES

’Tis a pleasure what you do, if it succeeds agreably and to your mind. For I this day have sent my Parasite to King Seleucus, to lead those soldiers, that I have levied, hence to Seleucus;

in order that they may defend his kingdom till I have leisure to attend in person.
950

PALAESTRIO

Why don’t you attend to your own concerns rather than those of Seleucus. What a charming new proposal is being offered to you through me as the negotiator.

PYRGOPOLINICES

Well then, I lay all other things aside, and I give my attention to you. Speak out: my ears, in fact, I surrender at your disposal.

PALAESTRIO

Look around, then, that no one here may be an eavesdropper for our discourse; for this business was entrusted me to transact with you in private.
955

PYRGOPOLINICES

(looks around). There’s no one near.

PALAESTRIO

In the first place, receive from me this pledge of affection. (Gives him the ring.)

PYRGOPOLINICES

What’s this? Whence comes it?

PALAESTRIO

From a charming and a handsome lady, one who loves you, and dotes upon your extreme beauty.

Her maid just now gave me the ring that I might then give it to you.
960

PYRGOPOLINICES

What? Is she free born or a freed woman, made free from a slave by the Praetor’s rod¹?

PALAESTRIO

Pshaw! Should I presume to be the bearer of a message to you from a person once a slave, who cannot sufficiently answer the demands of the free women who are longing for you?

PYRGOPOLINICES

Is she wife, or is she widow?
964965

PALAESTRIO

She is both wife and widow.

PYRGOPOLINICES

In what way is it possible for the same woman to be a wife and a widow?

PALAESTRIO

Because she is a young woman married to an old man.

PYRGOPOLINICES

That’s good.

PALAESTRIO

She is of genteel and charming person.

PYRGOPOLINICES

Beware of misrepresenting.

PALAESTRIO

It is alone worthy to be compared with your own charms.

PYRGOPOLINICES

By my faith, you make her out to be a beauty. But who is she?

PALAESTRIO

The wife of that old gentleman, Periplecomenus, next door.

She is dying for you, and wishes to leave him; she hates the old fellow. Now she has begged me to entreat and beseech you that you will give her your support and assistance.
970

PYRGOPOLINICES

I’ faith, I’m ready for my part if she desires it.

PALAESTRIO

Doesn’t she long for it?

PYRGOPOLINICES

What shall we do with that mistress of mine, who is at my house?

PALAESTRIO

Why, do you bid her to be gone about her business, wherever she chooses; as her

twin-sister has come here to Ephesus , and her mother, and they are come to fetch her.
975

PYRGOPOLINICES

Ha! what’s that you say? Has her mother come to Ephesus ?

PALAESTRIO

Those say so who know it.

PYRGOPOLINICES

I’ faith, a charming opportunity for me to turn the wench out of doors.

PALAESTRIO

Aye, but do you wish to do the thing handsomely?

PYRGOPOLINICES

Speak out, and give me your advice.

PALAESTRIO

Do you wish to pack her off forthwith, that she may quit you with a good grace?

PYRGOPOLINICES

I do so wish.
980

PALAESTRIO

Then this is the thing you must do. You have a superabundance of wealth; bid the woman to keep as a present for herself the gold and trinkets which you have supplied her with, and to take herself off from your house wherever she likes.

PYRGOPOLINICES

It pleases me what you say; but yet, only think, if I should lose her, and the other change her mind?

PALAESTRIO

Pshaw! you’re over nice; a lady, that loves you as her own eyes.

PYRGOPOLINICES

Venus befriends me.
985

PALAESTRIO

Hist! hush! the door is opening; come this way a little out of sight. (MILPHIDIPPA comes out of the house of PERIPLECOMENUS.) This is her fly-boat—her go-between, that’s coming out there.

PYRGOPOLINICES

How so—fly-boat?

PALAESTRIO

This is her maid that is coming out of the house, she that brought that ring which I delivered to you.

PYRGOPOLINICES

I’ faith, she too is a prettyish wench.

PALAESTRIO

This one is a little monkey and an owl² in comparison with the other.

Do you see how she hunts around with her eyes, and goes fowling about with her ears.
990
(They stand aside.)