T. Maccius Plautus, Persa, ed. Friedrich Leo, 5.1

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753

Toxilvs

Hostíbus victis, civíbus salvis, re plácida, pacibus pérfectis,

bello éxstincto, re béne gestá, integró exércitu et praésidiis,

cum béne nos, Iuppiter, iúvisti, dique álii omnes caelípotentes,
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eas vóbis habeo grátes atque ago, quía probe sum últus meum ínimicum.

nunc ób eam rem inter párticipes didám praedam et partícipabo.

íte foras: híc volo ante óstium et iánuam

meos párticipes bene accípere.

státuite hic léctulos, pónite hic quae ádsolent.

hic státui volo primum † aliqua mihi,

unde égo omnis hilaros, lúdentis, laetíficantis faciam út fiant,
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quorum ópera mihi facilía factu facta haéc sunt, quae volui éffieri.

nam impróbus est homo qui béneficium scit áccipere et reddére nescit.

Lemnisilenis

Toxíle mi, cur ego síne te sum, cur tu aútem sine me es?

Toxilvs

Ágedum ergo,

accéde ad me atque ampléctere sis.

Lemnisilenis

Ego véro.

Toxilvs

Oh, nihil hoc mágis dulcest.

sed, amábo, oculus meus, quín lectis nos áctutum comméndamus?
765

Lemnisilenis

Omnía quae tu vis, éa cupio.

Toxilvs

Mutúa fiunt a me. age, age ergo,

tu Ságaristio, accumbe ín summo.

Sagaristio

Ego níl moror: cedo parem, quém pepigi.

Toxilvs

Temperí.

Sagaristio

Mi istuc temperí serost.

Toxilvs

Hoc age, accúmbe. hunc diém suavem

meum nátalem agitemús amoenum. date aquám manibus, apponíte mensam.

do hanc tíbi florentem flórenti. tu hic éris dictatrix nóbis.
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Lemnisilenis

Age, púere, ab summo séptenis cyathís committe hos lúdos.

Toxilvs

Move mánus, propera, Paegniúm, tarde cyathós mihi das, cedo sáne.

bene míhi, bene vobis, béne meae amicae, optátus hic míhi dies dátus hodiést.

ab dís, quia te licet líberam med amplécti.

Lemnisilenis

Tua factum ópera.

Toxilvs

Bene omníbus nobis. hoc méa manus tuaé poclúm donat, ut amántem
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amantí decet.

Lemnisilenis

Cédo.

Toxilvs

Accípe.

Toxilvs

Bene eí qui invidét mi et eí qui hoc gaúdet.

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

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Funding provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities.

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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.) — 5.1 focus

753 (Enter TOXILUS, from the house.)

TOXILUS

(to himself.)

The foe subdued, the citizens safe, the state in tranquillity, peace fully ratified, the war finished, our affairs prospering, the army and the garrisons untouched;

inasmuch, Jupiter, and all you other Deities potent in the heavens, you have kindly aided us, for that reason do I return and give you thanks; because I have been fully revenged upon my foe. Now, for this reason, among my partners will I divide and allot the spoil.
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(To the SLAVES in the house, who obey his orders.) Come out of doors; here, before the entrance and the door, I wish to entertain my commates with hospitality. Lay down the couches here; place here the things that are usual.

Here am I determined that my eagle¹ shall be first pitched;

from which spot I’ll cause all to become merry, joyous, and delighted, by the aid of whom those things which I wished to be effected have been rendered for me easy to be done; for worthless is the man who knows how to receive a kindness, and knows not how to return it.
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(Enter LEMNISELENE, SAGARISTIO, and PAEGNIUM, from the house.)

LEMNISELENE

My Toxilus, why am I without you? And why are you without me?

TOXILUS

Come then, my own one, approach me, and embrace me, please.

LEMNISELENE

Indeed I will.

(Embraces him.)

TOXILUS

O, nothing is there more sweet than this.

But, there’s a dear, apple of my eye, why don’t we at once betake us to the couches?
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LEMNISELENE

Everything that you wish, the same do I desire.

TOXILUS

It’s mutual. Come, come-come then. You, Sagaristio, recline in the upper place.

SAGARISTIO

I don’t at all care for it. Give ne but equal shares in what I’ve earned.

TOXILUS

All in good time.

SAGARISTIO

For me that good time is too late.

TOXILUS

Attend to the matter in hand. Take your place; this delightful day let’s keep as a joyous birthday of mine. (To the SLAVES.) Bring water for our hands; arrange the table.

(The SLAVES obey, and the GUESTS take their places.) To you, blooming one (addressing LEMNISELENE.) I give this blooming wreath. (Places a garland on her head.) You shall be our governess here.
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Come, lad, commence these games from the top with a round of seven cups.

Bestir your hands; make haste. Paegnium, you are slow in giving me the cups; really, do give them. Here’s luck to me, luck to you, luck to my mistress, luck to us all. This much wished-for day has been sent me by the Gods this day, inasmuch as I am allowed to embrace you a free woman.

(He drinks.)

T. Maccius Plautus Persa 5.1

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Lemnisilenis

Toxíle mi, cur ego síne te sum, cur tu aútem sine me es?

Toxilvs

Ágedum ergo,

accéde ad me atque ampléctere sis.

Lemnisilenis

Ego véro.

Toxilvs

Oh, nihil hoc mágis dulcest.

sed, amábo, oculus meus, quín lectis nos áctutum comméndamus?
765

Lemnisilenis

Omnía quae tu vis, éa cupio.

Toxilvs

Mutúa fiunt a me. age, age ergo,

tu Ságaristio, accumbe ín summo.

Sagaristio

Ego níl moror: cedo parem, quém pepigi.

Toxilvs

Temperí.

Sagaristio

Mi istuc temperí serost.

Toxilvs

Hoc age, accúmbe. hunc diém suavem

meum nátalem agitemús amoenum. date aquám manibus, apponíte mensam.

do hanc tíbi florentem flórenti. tu hic éris dictatrix nóbis.
770

Lemnisilenis

Age, púere, ab summo séptenis cyathís committe hos lúdos.

Toxilvs

Move mánus, propera, Paegniúm, tarde cyathós mihi das, cedo sáne.

bene míhi, bene vobis, béne meae amicae, optátus hic míhi dies dátus hodiést.

ab dís, quia te licet líberam med amplécti.

Lemnisilenis

Tua factum ópera.

Toxilvs

Bene omníbus nobis. hoc méa manus tuaé poclúm donat, ut amántem
775

amantí decet.

Lemnisilenis

Cédo.

Toxilvs

Accípe.

Toxilvs

Bene eí qui invidét mi et eí qui hoc gaúdet.

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LEMNISELENE

My Toxilus, why am I without you? And why are you without me?

TOXILUS

Come then, my own one, approach me, and embrace me, please.

LEMNISELENE

Indeed I will.

(Embraces him.)

TOXILUS

O, nothing is there more sweet than this.

But, there’s a dear, apple of my eye, why don’t we at once betake us to the couches?
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LEMNISELENE

Everything that you wish, the same do I desire.

TOXILUS

It’s mutual. Come, come-come then. You, Sagaristio, recline in the upper place.

SAGARISTIO

I don’t at all care for it. Give ne but equal shares in what I’ve earned.

TOXILUS

All in good time.

SAGARISTIO

For me that good time is too late.

LEMNISELENE

By your own agency it was effected.

(Giving him the cup.) This cup my hand presents to you, as it becomes a mistress to her love.
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TOXILUS

Give it me.

LEMNISELENE

Take it.

(Gives him the cup.)

TOXILUS

Here’s luck to him who envies me, and to him who rejoices in this joy.

(Drinks.)

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Lemnisilenis Toxíle mi, cur ego síne te sum, cur tu aútem sine me es?

Toxilvs Ágedum ergo, accéde ad me atque ampléctere sis.

Lemnisilenis Ego véro.

Toxilvs Oh, nihil hoc mágis dulcest. sed, amábo, oculus meus, quín lectis nos áctutum comméndamus? 765

Lemnisilenis Omnía quae tu vis, éa cupio.

Toxilvs Mutúa fiunt a me. age, age ergo, tu Ságaristio, accumbe ín summo.

Sagaristio Ego níl moror: cedo parem, quém pepigi.

Toxilvs Temperí.

Sagaristio Mi istuc temperí serost.

Toxilvs Hoc age, accúmbe. hunc diém suavem meum nátalem agitemús amoenum. date aquám manibus, apponíte mensam. do hanc tíbi florentem flórenti. tu hic éris dictatrix nóbis. 770

Lemnisilenis Age, púere, ab summo séptenis cyathís committe hos lúdos.

Toxilvs Move mánus, propera, Paegniúm, tarde cyathós mihi das, cedo sáne. bene míhi, bene vobis, béne meae amicae, optátus hic míhi dies dátus hodiést. ab dís, quia te licet líberam med amplécti.

Lemnisilenis Tua factum ópera.

Toxilvs Bene omníbus nobis. hoc méa manus tuaé poclúm donat, ut amántem 775 amantí decet.

Lemnisilenis Cédo.

Toxilvs Accípe.

Toxilvs Bene eí qui invidét mi et eí qui hoc gaúdet.

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LEMNISELENE My Toxilus, why am I without you? And why are you without me?

TOXILUS Come then, my own one, approach me, and embrace me, please.

LEMNISELENE Indeed I will. (Embraces him.)

TOXILUS O, nothing is there more sweet than this. But, there’s a dear, apple of my eye, why don’t we at once betake us to the couches? 765

LEMNISELENE Everything that you wish, the same do I desire.

TOXILUS It’s mutual. Come, come-come then. You, Sagaristio, recline in the upper place.

SAGARISTIO I don’t at all care for it. Give ne but equal shares in what I’ve earned.

TOXILUS All in good time.

SAGARISTIO For me that good time is too late.

LEMNISELENE By your own agency it was effected. (Giving him the cup.) This cup my hand presents to you, as it becomes a mistress to her love. 775

TOXILUS Give it me.

LEMNISELENE Take it. (Gives him the cup.)

TOXILUS Here’s luck to him who envies me, and to him who rejoices in this joy. (Drinks.)

Stable identifiers

Lemnisilenis

Toxíle mi, cur ego síne te sum, cur tu aútem sine me es?

Toxilvs

Ágedum ergo,

accéde ad me atque ampléctere sis.

Lemnisilenis

Ego véro.

Toxilvs

Oh, nihil hoc mágis dulcest.

sed, amábo, oculus meus, quín lectis nos áctutum comméndamus?
765

Lemnisilenis

Omnía quae tu vis, éa cupio.

Toxilvs

Mutúa fiunt a me. age, age ergo,

tu Ságaristio, accumbe ín summo.

Sagaristio

Ego níl moror: cedo parem, quém pepigi.

Toxilvs

Temperí.

Sagaristio

Mi istuc temperí serost.

Toxilvs

Hoc age, accúmbe. hunc diém suavem

meum nátalem agitemús amoenum. date aquám manibus, apponíte mensam.

do hanc tíbi florentem flórenti. tu hic éris dictatrix nóbis.
770

Lemnisilenis

Age, púere, ab summo séptenis cyathís committe hos lúdos.

Toxilvs

Move mánus, propera, Paegniúm, tarde cyathós mihi das, cedo sáne.

bene míhi, bene vobis, béne meae amicae, optátus hic míhi dies dátus hodiést.

ab dís, quia te licet líberam med amplécti.

Lemnisilenis

Tua factum ópera.

Toxilvs

Bene omníbus nobis. hoc méa manus tuaé poclúm donat, ut amántem
775

amantí decet.

Lemnisilenis

Cédo.

Toxilvs

Accípe.

Toxilvs

Bene eí qui invidét mi et eí qui hoc gaúdet.

LEMNISELENE

My Toxilus, why am I without you? And why are you without me?

TOXILUS

Come then, my own one, approach me, and embrace me, please.

LEMNISELENE

Indeed I will.

(Embraces him.)

TOXILUS

O, nothing is there more sweet than this.

But, there’s a dear, apple of my eye, why don’t we at once betake us to the couches?
765

LEMNISELENE

Everything that you wish, the same do I desire.

TOXILUS

It’s mutual. Come, come-come then. You, Sagaristio, recline in the upper place.

SAGARISTIO

I don’t at all care for it. Give ne but equal shares in what I’ve earned.

TOXILUS

All in good time.

SAGARISTIO

For me that good time is too late.

LEMNISELENE

By your own agency it was effected.

(Giving him the cup.) This cup my hand presents to you, as it becomes a mistress to her love.
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TOXILUS

Give it me.

LEMNISELENE

Take it.

(Gives him the cup.)

TOXILUS

Here’s luck to him who envies me, and to him who rejoices in this joy.

(Drinks.)