T. Maccius Plautus, Poenulus, ed. Friedrich Leo, 5.7

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1372

Agorastocles

Quam rém agis, miles? qui lubet patruo meo

loqui inclementer? ne mirere, mulieres

quod eum secuntur: modo cognovit filias

suas ésse hasce ambas.
1375

Lycvs

Hem, quod verbum aures meas

tetigit? nunc perii.

Antamonides

Vnde haec perierunt domo?

Agorastocles

Carthaginienses sunt.

Lycvs

At ego sum perditus.

illuc ego metui semper, ne cognosceret

eas áliquis, quod nunc factumst. vae misero mihi,

periere, opinor, duodeviginti minae,
1380

qui hasce emi.

Agorastocles

Et tute ipse periisti, Lyce.

Hanno

Quis hic est?

Agorastocles

Vtrumvis est, vel leno vel Lycus.

in servitute hic filias habuit tuas,

et mi auri fur est.

Hanno

Bellum hominem, quem noveris.

Antamonides

Leno, rapacem te esse semper credidi,
1385

verúm etiam furacem qui norunt magis.

Lycvs

Accedam. per ego tua te genua óbsecro

et hunc, cognatum quem tuom esse intellego:

quando boni estis, ut bonos facere addecet

faciatis, vestro subveniatis supplici.
1390

iam pridem equidem istas scivi ésse liberas

et exspectabam, si qui eas ássereret manu.

nam non meae sunt prosum. tum autem aurum tuom

reddam, quod apud me est, et iusiurandum dabo,

me malitiose nil fecisse, Agorastocles.
1395

Agorastocles

Quid mihi par facere sit, ego mecum consulam.

omitte genua.

Lycvs

Mitto, si ita sententia est.

Antamonides

Heús tu leno.

Lycvs

Quid lenonem vis inter negotium?

Antamonides

Vt minam mi argenti reddas, prius quam in nervom abducere.

Lycvs

Di meliora faxint.
1400

Antamonides

Sic est: hodie cenabis toris.

aurum argentum collum, leno, tris res nunc debes simul.

Hanno

Quid me in hac re facere deceat, egomet mecum cogito.

si volo hunc ulcisci, litis sequar in alieno oppido,

quantum audivi ingenium et mores eius quo pacto sient.

Adelphasivm

Mi pater, ne quid tibi cum istoc rei sit pessumo, obsecro.
1405

Anterastilis

Ausculta sorori. abi, díiunge inimicitias cum improbo.

Hanno

Hoc age sis, leno. quamquam ego te meruisse ut pereas scio,

non experiar tecum.

Agorastocles

Neque ego; si aurum mihi reddes meum,

leno, quando ex nervo emissu's emissus es — compingare in carcerem.

Lycvs

Iamne autem ut soles?
1410

Antamonides

Ego, Poene, tibi me purgatum volo.

si quid dixi iratus advorsum animi tui sententiam,

id uti ignoscas quaeso; et quom istas invenisti filias,

ita me di ament ut mihi volup est.

Hanno

Ignosco et credo tibi.

Antamonides

Leno, tu autem amicam mihi des facito aut auri mihi reddas minam.

Lycvs

Vin tibicinam meam habere?
1415

Antamonides

Nil moror tibicinam;

nescias, utrum ei maiores buccaene an mammae sient.

Lycvs

Dabo quae placeat.

Antamonides

Cura.

Lycvs

Aúrum cras ad te referam tuom.

Agorastocles

Facito in memoria habeas.

Lycvs

Miles, sequere me.—

Antamonides

Ego vero sequor.—

Agorastocles

Quid ais, patrue? quando hinc ire cogitas Carthaginem?

nam tecum mi una ire certum est.
1420

Hanno

Vbi primum potero, ilico.

Agorastocles

Dum auctionem facio, hic opus est aliquot ut maneas dies.

Hanno

Faciam ita ut vis.

Agorastocles

Age sis, eamus, nos curemus. plaudite.

Poenulus. 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

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

Translations (1)

Poenulus, or The Young Carthaginian Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 2. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.) — 5.7 focus

1372 (AGORASTOCLES, LYCUS, HANNO, ANTHEMONIDES, ADELPHASIUM, and ANTERASTYLIS. ¹

AGORASTOCLES

What is it you are about, Captain? Why does it please you to speak rudely to my relative? Don’t be surprised that the damsels do follow after him; he has just now discovered that both of them are his own daughters.

LYCUS

(starting.)

Hah! what speech was it that reached my ears? Now I am undone!

(To AGORASTOCLES.) From what house were these females lost?

AGORASTOCLES

They are Carthaginians.

LYCUS

Then I am ruined. I was always in dread of that, lest some one should recognize them, a thing which has now come to pass. Woe unto wretched me!

My eighteen minae are lost, I guess, which I paid for them.
1380

AGORASTOCLES

And you yourself are lost, Lycus.

HANNO

Who is this?

AGORASTOCLES

Which you please, he’s either the Procurer or Lycus. He has been keeping your daughters in servitude, and from myself he has stolen some gold.

HANNO

A pretty fellow for you to be acquainted with!

AGORASTOCLES

Procurer, I always deemed you to be avaricious, but they know you to be a thief as well, who know more of you.
1385

LYCUS

I’ll approach him. (He falls on the ground before AGORASTOCLES.) By your knees I do beseech you, and by him (pointing to HANNO.) whom I understand to be your relative; since you are deserving persons, as it befits deserving persons to do,

do then come to the aid of your suppliant! Indeed, already did I know them to be free women, and was waiting for some one to claim their freedom, for really they are none of mine. Then besides, I’ll restore your gold that I’ve got in my house, and I’ll make oath
1390

that I have done nothing, Agorastocles, with ill intent.
1395

AGORASTOCLES

As it’s right for me to do, I shall still consult my own notions. Let go of my knees.

LYCUS

I’ll let them go, if such is your determination.

(He rises from the ground, and retires to a distance.)

AGORASTOCLES

Hark you! Procurer.

LYCUS

What do you want with a Procurer amid business?

AGORASTOCLES

You to restore me my money before I take you hence to be laid in fetters.

LYCUS

May the Gods grant better things!
1400

AGORASTOCLES

Even so; you’ll be dining away from home. I see Gold, silver, and your neck, Procurer, the three things are you now owing to me all at once.

HANNO

What it befits me to do in this matter, I’m considering with myself. If I should attempt to take vengeance on this fellow, I shall be engaging in litigation in a strange city. So far as I hear, his disposition and manners, of the nature that they are—

ADELPHASIUM

My father, do have no dealings with this man, I conjure you.
1405

ANTERASTYLIS

Do listen to my sister. Come, put an end to your strife with the rascal.

HANNO

Attend to this, will you, Procurer. Although I know that you deserve to come to ruin, I’ll not try the matter with you.

AGORASTOCLES

Nor I, if you restore me my gold; Procurer, when let go from the fetters—you may get thrust into prison.

LYCUS

What, your old habit still?
1410

ANTHEMONIDES

Carthaginian, I wish to excuse myself to you. If I have said anything in my passion against the inclination of your feelings, I beg that you will pardon it; and as you have found these daughters of yours, so may the Deities bless me, it is a pleasure to me.

HANNO

I both forgive and believe you.

ANTERLASTYIS

Procurer, do you take care either to find me a mistress, or return me the mina of gold.

LYCUS

Should you like to have my music-girl?
1415

ANTHEMONIDES

I don’t care for a music-girl; you don’t know which is the greater, their cheeks or their bosoms.

LYCUS

I’ll find one to please you.

ANTHEMONIDES

Mind that.

LYCUS

(to AGORASTOCLES.)

To-morrow I’ll bring back your gold to your house.

AGORASTOCLES

Take care that you keep that in memory.

Captain, follow me.

ANTHEMONIDES

Yes, I’ll follow you.

(LYCUS goes into his house.)

AGORASTOCLES

(to HANNO.)

How say you, kinsman? When are you thinking of leaving here for Carthage?—

for I’m determined to go together with you.
1420

HANNO

As soon as ever I can, that instant I shall go.

AGORASTOCLES

It’s necessary for you to stop here some days, until I’ve had an auction.

HANNO

I’ll do just as you wish.

AGORASTOCLES

Come, please, let’s be off; let’s enjoy ourselves. (To the AUDIENCE.) Grant us your applause.]

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Agorastocles Quam rém agis, miles? qui lubet patruo meo loqui inclementer? ne mirere, mulieres quod eum secuntur: modo cognovit filias suas ésse hasce ambas. 1375

Lycvs Hem, quod verbum aures meas tetigit? nunc perii.

Antamonides Vnde haec perierunt domo?

Agorastocles Carthaginienses sunt.

Lycvs At ego sum perditus. illuc ego metui semper, ne cognosceret eas áliquis, quod nunc factumst. vae misero mihi, periere, opinor, duodeviginti minae, 1380 qui hasce emi.

Agorastocles Et tute ipse periisti, Lyce.

Hanno Quis hic est?

Agorastocles Vtrumvis est, vel leno vel Lycus. in servitute hic filias habuit tuas, et mi auri fur est.

Hanno Bellum hominem, quem noveris.

Antamonides Leno, rapacem te esse semper credidi, 1385 verúm etiam furacem qui norunt magis.

Agorastocles Quid mihi par facere sit, ego mecum consulam. omitte genua.

Lycvs Mitto, si ita sententia est.

Antamonides Heús tu leno.

Lycvs Quid lenonem vis inter negotium?

Antamonides Vt minam mi argenti reddas, prius quam in nervom abducere.

Lycvs Di meliora faxint. 1400

Antamonides Sic est: hodie cenabis toris. aurum argentum collum, leno, tris res nunc debes simul.

Hanno Quid me in hac re facere deceat, egomet mecum cogito. si volo hunc ulcisci, litis sequar in alieno oppido, quantum audivi ingenium et mores eius quo pacto sient.

Adelphasivm Mi pater, ne quid tibi cum istoc rei sit pessumo, obsecro. 1405

Anterastilis Ausculta sorori. abi, díiunge inimicitias cum improbo.

Hanno Hoc age sis, leno. quamquam ego te meruisse ut pereas scio, non experiar tecum.

Agorastocles Neque ego; si aurum mihi reddes meum, leno, quando ex nervo emissu's emissus es — compingare in carcerem.

Lycvs Iamne autem ut soles? 1410

Antamonides Ego, Poene, tibi me purgatum volo. si quid dixi iratus advorsum animi tui sententiam, id uti ignoscas quaeso; et quom istas invenisti filias, ita me di ament ut mihi volup est.

Hanno Ignosco et credo tibi.

Antamonides Leno, tu autem amicam mihi des facito aut auri mihi reddas minam.

Lycvs Vin tibicinam meam habere? 1415

Antamonides Nil moror tibicinam; nescias, utrum ei maiores buccaene an mammae sient.

Lycvs Dabo quae placeat.

Antamonides Cura.

Lycvs Aúrum cras ad te referam tuom.

Agorastocles Facito in memoria habeas.

Lycvs Miles, sequere me.—

Antamonides Ego vero sequor.—

Agorastocles Quid ais, patrue? quando hinc ire cogitas Carthaginem? nam tecum mi una ire certum est. 1420

Hanno Vbi primum potero, ilico.

Agorastocles Dum auctionem facio, hic opus est aliquot ut maneas dies.

Hanno Faciam ita ut vis.

Agorastocles Age sis, eamus, nos curemus. plaudite.

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AGORASTOCLES What is it you are about, Captain? Why does it please you to speak rudely to my relative? Don’t be surprised that the damsels do follow after him; he has just now discovered that both of them are his own daughters.

LYCUS (starting.) Hah! what speech was it that reached my ears? Now I am undone! (To AGORASTOCLES.) From what house were these females lost?

AGORASTOCLES They are Carthaginians.

LYCUS Then I am ruined. I was always in dread of that, lest some one should recognize them, a thing which has now come to pass. Woe unto wretched me! My eighteen minae are lost, I guess, which I paid for them. 1380

AGORASTOCLES And you yourself are lost, Lycus.

HANNO Who is this?

AGORASTOCLES Which you please, he’s either the Procurer or Lycus. He has been keeping your daughters in servitude, and from myself he has stolen some gold.

HANNO A pretty fellow for you to be acquainted with!

AGORASTOCLES Procurer, I always deemed you to be avaricious, but they know you to be a thief as well, who know more of you. 1385

AGORASTOCLES As it’s right for me to do, I shall still consult my own notions. Let go of my knees.

LYCUS I’ll let them go, if such is your determination. (He rises from the ground, and retires to a distance.)

AGORASTOCLES Hark you! Procurer.

LYCUS What do you want with a Procurer amid business?

AGORASTOCLES You to restore me my money before I take you hence to be laid in fetters.

LYCUS May the Gods grant better things! 1400

AGORASTOCLES Even so; you’ll be dining away from home. I see Gold, silver, and your neck, Procurer, the three things are you now owing to me all at once.

HANNO What it befits me to do in this matter, I’m considering with myself. If I should attempt to take vengeance on this fellow, I shall be engaging in litigation in a strange city. So far as I hear, his disposition and manners, of the nature that they are—

ADELPHASIUM My father, do have no dealings with this man, I conjure you. 1405

ANTERASTYLIS Do listen to my sister. Come, put an end to your strife with the rascal.

HANNO Attend to this, will you, Procurer. Although I know that you deserve to come to ruin, I’ll not try the matter with you.

AGORASTOCLES Nor I, if you restore me my gold; Procurer, when let go from the fetters—you may get thrust into prison.

LYCUS What, your old habit still? 1410

ANTHEMONIDES Carthaginian, I wish to excuse myself to you. If I have said anything in my passion against the inclination of your feelings, I beg that you will pardon it; and as you have found these daughters of yours, so may the Deities bless me, it is a pleasure to me.

HANNO I both forgive and believe you.

ANTERLASTYIS Procurer, do you take care either to find me a mistress, or return me the mina of gold.

LYCUS Should you like to have my music-girl? 1415

ANTHEMONIDES I don’t care for a music-girl; you don’t know which is the greater, their cheeks or their bosoms.

LYCUS I’ll find one to please you.

ANTHEMONIDES Mind that.

LYCUS (to AGORASTOCLES.) To-morrow I’ll bring back your gold to your house.

AGORASTOCLES Take care that you keep that in memory. Captain, follow me.

ANTHEMONIDES Yes, I’ll follow you. (LYCUS goes into his house.)

AGORASTOCLES (to HANNO.) How say you, kinsman? When are you thinking of leaving here for Carthage?— for I’m determined to go together with you. 1420

HANNO As soon as ever I can, that instant I shall go.

AGORASTOCLES It’s necessary for you to stop here some days, until I’ve had an auction.

HANNO I’ll do just as you wish.

AGORASTOCLES Come, please, let’s be off; let’s enjoy ourselves. (To the AUDIENCE.) Grant us your applause.]

Stable identifiers

Agorastocles

Quam rém agis, miles? qui lubet patruo meo

loqui inclementer? ne mirere, mulieres

quod eum secuntur: modo cognovit filias

suas ésse hasce ambas.
1375

Lycvs

Hem, quod verbum aures meas

tetigit? nunc perii.

Antamonides

Vnde haec perierunt domo?

Agorastocles

Carthaginienses sunt.

Lycvs

At ego sum perditus.

illuc ego metui semper, ne cognosceret

eas áliquis, quod nunc factumst. vae misero mihi,

periere, opinor, duodeviginti minae,
1380

qui hasce emi.

Agorastocles

Et tute ipse periisti, Lyce.

Hanno

Quis hic est?

Agorastocles

Vtrumvis est, vel leno vel Lycus.

in servitute hic filias habuit tuas,

et mi auri fur est.

Hanno

Bellum hominem, quem noveris.

Antamonides

Leno, rapacem te esse semper credidi,
1385

verúm etiam furacem qui norunt magis.

Agorastocles

Quid mihi par facere sit, ego mecum consulam.

omitte genua.

Lycvs

Mitto, si ita sententia est.

Antamonides

Heús tu leno.

Lycvs

Quid lenonem vis inter negotium?

Antamonides

Vt minam mi argenti reddas, prius quam in nervom abducere.

Lycvs

Di meliora faxint.
1400

Antamonides

Sic est: hodie cenabis toris.

aurum argentum collum, leno, tris res nunc debes simul.

Hanno

Quid me in hac re facere deceat, egomet mecum cogito.

si volo hunc ulcisci, litis sequar in alieno oppido,

quantum audivi ingenium et mores eius quo pacto sient.

Adelphasivm

Mi pater, ne quid tibi cum istoc rei sit pessumo, obsecro.
1405

Anterastilis

Ausculta sorori. abi, díiunge inimicitias cum improbo.

Hanno

Hoc age sis, leno. quamquam ego te meruisse ut pereas scio,

non experiar tecum.

Agorastocles

Neque ego; si aurum mihi reddes meum,

leno, quando ex nervo emissu's emissus es — compingare in carcerem.

Lycvs

Iamne autem ut soles?
1410

Antamonides

Ego, Poene, tibi me purgatum volo.

si quid dixi iratus advorsum animi tui sententiam,

id uti ignoscas quaeso; et quom istas invenisti filias,

ita me di ament ut mihi volup est.

Hanno

Ignosco et credo tibi.

Antamonides

Leno, tu autem amicam mihi des facito aut auri mihi reddas minam.

Lycvs

Vin tibicinam meam habere?
1415

Antamonides

Nil moror tibicinam;

nescias, utrum ei maiores buccaene an mammae sient.

Lycvs

Dabo quae placeat.

Antamonides

Cura.

Lycvs

Aúrum cras ad te referam tuom.

Agorastocles

Facito in memoria habeas.

Lycvs

Miles, sequere me.—

Antamonides

Ego vero sequor.—

Agorastocles

Quid ais, patrue? quando hinc ire cogitas Carthaginem?

nam tecum mi una ire certum est.
1420

Hanno

Vbi primum potero, ilico.

Agorastocles

Dum auctionem facio, hic opus est aliquot ut maneas dies.

Hanno

Faciam ita ut vis.

Agorastocles

Age sis, eamus, nos curemus. plaudite.

AGORASTOCLES

What is it you are about, Captain? Why does it please you to speak rudely to my relative? Don’t be surprised that the damsels do follow after him; he has just now discovered that both of them are his own daughters.

LYCUS

(starting.)

Hah! what speech was it that reached my ears? Now I am undone!

(To AGORASTOCLES.) From what house were these females lost?

AGORASTOCLES

They are Carthaginians.

LYCUS

Then I am ruined. I was always in dread of that, lest some one should recognize them, a thing which has now come to pass. Woe unto wretched me!

My eighteen minae are lost, I guess, which I paid for them.
1380

AGORASTOCLES

And you yourself are lost, Lycus.

HANNO

Who is this?

AGORASTOCLES

Which you please, he’s either the Procurer or Lycus. He has been keeping your daughters in servitude, and from myself he has stolen some gold.

HANNO

A pretty fellow for you to be acquainted with!

AGORASTOCLES

Procurer, I always deemed you to be avaricious, but they know you to be a thief as well, who know more of you.
1385

AGORASTOCLES

As it’s right for me to do, I shall still consult my own notions. Let go of my knees.

LYCUS

I’ll let them go, if such is your determination.

(He rises from the ground, and retires to a distance.)

AGORASTOCLES

Hark you! Procurer.

LYCUS

What do you want with a Procurer amid business?

AGORASTOCLES

You to restore me my money before I take you hence to be laid in fetters.

LYCUS

May the Gods grant better things!
1400

AGORASTOCLES

Even so; you’ll be dining away from home. I see Gold, silver, and your neck, Procurer, the three things are you now owing to me all at once.

HANNO

What it befits me to do in this matter, I’m considering with myself. If I should attempt to take vengeance on this fellow, I shall be engaging in litigation in a strange city. So far as I hear, his disposition and manners, of the nature that they are—

ADELPHASIUM

My father, do have no dealings with this man, I conjure you.
1405

ANTERASTYLIS

Do listen to my sister. Come, put an end to your strife with the rascal.

HANNO

Attend to this, will you, Procurer. Although I know that you deserve to come to ruin, I’ll not try the matter with you.

AGORASTOCLES

Nor I, if you restore me my gold; Procurer, when let go from the fetters—you may get thrust into prison.

LYCUS

What, your old habit still?
1410

ANTHEMONIDES

Carthaginian, I wish to excuse myself to you. If I have said anything in my passion against the inclination of your feelings, I beg that you will pardon it; and as you have found these daughters of yours, so may the Deities bless me, it is a pleasure to me.

HANNO

I both forgive and believe you.

ANTERLASTYIS

Procurer, do you take care either to find me a mistress, or return me the mina of gold.

LYCUS

Should you like to have my music-girl?
1415

ANTHEMONIDES

I don’t care for a music-girl; you don’t know which is the greater, their cheeks or their bosoms.

LYCUS

I’ll find one to please you.

ANTHEMONIDES

Mind that.

LYCUS

(to AGORASTOCLES.)

To-morrow I’ll bring back your gold to your house.

AGORASTOCLES

Take care that you keep that in memory.

Captain, follow me.

ANTHEMONIDES

Yes, I’ll follow you.

(LYCUS goes into his house.)

AGORASTOCLES

(to HANNO.)

How say you, kinsman? When are you thinking of leaving here for Carthage?—

for I’m determined to go together with you.
1420

HANNO

As soon as ever I can, that instant I shall go.

AGORASTOCLES

It’s necessary for you to stop here some days, until I’ve had an auction.

HANNO

I’ll do just as you wish.

AGORASTOCLES

Come, please, let’s be off; let’s enjoy ourselves. (To the AUDIENCE.) Grant us your applause.]