certo scio
,
I feel sure: §
322
, c (151, c).
neque enim
: negative of
et enim, introducing a point obvious or indisputable,
for, you see, it is not surprising (cf.
p. 4, l. 16
, above) ; §
324
, h (1 56, d) ; cf. H.-B. 311,6 and b.
mirum
[
est] is the apodosis and
si . . . animadvertat
(
p. 6, l. 4
) is the protasis.
mirum
[
est] is the main clause of the whole period ; the long parenthesis (lines 29-4) consists of a string of causal clauses with cum (which may be translated either
when or
since).
praeparet
,
must provide for .
pacis . . . rationem
, i.e. the ordering of the new constitution.
si aliquid
(more emphatic than
si quid
)
non animadvertat
,
if there is
something he does not notice protasis with
mirum
[
est], above ; §
572
, b, N. (333, b, R.) ; G. 542, N.1.
ut . . . moliantur
(clause of purpose),
that as soon as he turns away his eyes they may get up something of this sort.
despexerit
, perf. subj.: §
593
(342); B. 324, 1; G. 663, 1; H. 652 (529, ii); H.-B. 539; for fut. perf., §
484
, c (286, end) ; B. 269, I, b; G. 514; H. 541, 2 (496, ii); H.-B. 470, 1, footnote 1.
huc accedit
,
add to this. Notice the difference of order and consequently of emphasis between
huc accedit
(
add to
this) here, and
accedit illa
(
there is in
addition) in sect.
4
, above.
quamvis felix sit
,
however fortunate he may be: §
527
, a (313, a) ; B. 309, 1 ; G. 606; H. 586,11(515, iii); H.-B. 532, 2. Sulla was so impressed with his own good fortune, that he assumed the
agnomen Felix, which implied, according to ancient notions, the peculiar favor of the gods (See Manil., sect.
47
.)
familia
,
household of slaves and dependents (see under sect 35).
qui habeat
as to have §
535
a (320 a) B. 283, 2; G 631 2; H 589 ii (500 i) H.-B. 521, 1.
libertum
: a freedman still remained attached to his former master (now his
patronus) often lived in his family did various services for him, and stood towards him in relation somewhat like that of a son under the
patria potestas. Towards others he was a
libertinus fully free but with some political disqualifications ; towards his former master he was a
libertus.
