T. Maccius Plautus, Persa, ed. Friedrich Leo, 4.8

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731

Dordalvs

Transcidi loris omnis adveniens domi,

ita mihi supellex squalet atque aedes meae.

Toxilvs

Redis tu tandem?

Dordalvs

Redeo.

Toxilvs

Ne ego hodie tibi

bona multa feci.

Dordalvs

Fateor, habeo gratiam.

Toxilvs

Num quippiam aliud me vis?
735

Dordalvs

Vt bene sit tibi.

Toxilvs

Pol istúc quidem omen iám ego usurpabo domi,

nam iam inclinabo me cum liberta tua.

Persa. T. Maccius Plautus. ed. Friedrich Leo. Berlin. 1896.

Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.

Funding provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities.

Current edition Perseus

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

Translations (1)

Persa, or The Persian Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 2. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.) — 4.8 focus

731 (Enter DORDALUS, from his house, with a whip in his hand.)

DORDALUS

On coming into the house, I lashed them all with the whip; my house and furniture are in such a dirty state.

TOXILUS

Are you returned at last?

DORDALUS

I’m returned.

TOXILUS

Assuredly, I have this day done you many services.

DORDALUS

I confess it; I give you thanks.

TOXILUS

Do you want anything else with me?
735

DORDALUS

That happiness may. attend you.

TOXILUS

I’ faith, all that indeed I shall surely enjoy at home now; for I shall now go take my place at table with your freed-woman.

You, when I’m gone—
730

T. Maccius Plautus Persa 4.8

ed. Friedrich Leo

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Dordalvs

Transcidi loris omnis adveniens domi,

ita mihi supellex squalet atque aedes meae.

Toxilvs

Redis tu tandem?

Dordalvs

Redeo.

Toxilvs

Ne ego hodie tibi

bona multa feci.

Dordalvs

Fateor, habeo gratiam.

Toxilvs

Num quippiam aliud me vis?
735

Dordalvs

Vt bene sit tibi.

Toxilvs

Pol istúc quidem omen iám ego usurpabo domi,

nam iam inclinabo me cum liberta tua.

Current edition Perseus

DORDALUS

On coming into the house, I lashed them all with the whip; my house and furniture are in such a dirty state.

TOXILUS

Are you returned at last?

DORDALUS

I’m returned.

TOXILUS

Assuredly, I have this day done you many services.

DORDALUS

I confess it; I give you thanks.

TOXILUS

Do you want anything else with me?
735

DORDALUS

That happiness may. attend you.

TOXILUS

I’ faith, all that indeed I shall surely enjoy at home now; for I shall now go take my place at table with your freed-woman.

You, when I’m gone—
730

DORDALUS

Why don’t you hold your tongue? I know what it is you want.

(TOXILUS goes into the house.)

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Dordalvs Transcidi loris omnis adveniens domi, ita mihi supellex squalet atque aedes meae.

Toxilvs Redis tu tandem?

Dordalvs Redeo.

Toxilvs Ne ego hodie tibi bona multa feci.

Dordalvs Fateor, habeo gratiam.

Toxilvs Num quippiam aliud me vis? 735

Dordalvs Vt bene sit tibi.

Toxilvs Pol istúc quidem omen iám ego usurpabo domi, nam iam inclinabo me cum liberta tua.

Current edition Perseus

DORDALUS On coming into the house, I lashed them all with the whip; my house and furniture are in such a dirty state.

TOXILUS Are you returned at last?

DORDALUS I’m returned.

TOXILUS Assuredly, I have this day done you many services.

DORDALUS I confess it; I give you thanks.

TOXILUS Do you want anything else with me? 735

DORDALUS That happiness may. attend you.

TOXILUS I’ faith, all that indeed I shall surely enjoy at home now; for I shall now go take my place at table with your freed-woman. You, when I’m gone— 730

DORDALUS Why don’t you hold your tongue? I know what it is you want. (TOXILUS goes into the house.)

Stable identifiers

Dordalvs

Transcidi loris omnis adveniens domi,

ita mihi supellex squalet atque aedes meae.

Toxilvs

Redis tu tandem?

Dordalvs

Redeo.

Toxilvs

Ne ego hodie tibi

bona multa feci.

Dordalvs

Fateor, habeo gratiam.

Toxilvs

Num quippiam aliud me vis?
735

Dordalvs

Vt bene sit tibi.

Toxilvs

Pol istúc quidem omen iám ego usurpabo domi,

nam iam inclinabo me cum liberta tua.

DORDALUS

On coming into the house, I lashed them all with the whip; my house and furniture are in such a dirty state.

TOXILUS

Are you returned at last?

DORDALUS

I’m returned.

TOXILUS

Assuredly, I have this day done you many services.

DORDALUS

I confess it; I give you thanks.

TOXILUS

Do you want anything else with me?
735

DORDALUS

That happiness may. attend you.

TOXILUS

I’ faith, all that indeed I shall surely enjoy at home now; for I shall now go take my place at table with your freed-woman.

You, when I’m gone—
730

DORDALUS

Why don’t you hold your tongue? I know what it is you want.

(TOXILUS goes into the house.)